"You Can't Have It All" is the name of the first single from Ash

Ash (band)

Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The band has sold 8 million albums worldwide.-Band beginning, Trailer and 1977 :...

's 2007 album, Twilight of the Innocents

Twilight of the Innocents

Twilight of the Innocents is the fifth and final studio album by Ash, released on June 29, 2007 in the Republic of Ireland and July 2, 2007 in the United States and the United Kingdom...

. The single received its first play on 7 March on Jo Whiley

Jo Whiley

Johanne "Jo" Whiley is a British radio disc jockey and television presenter. She was the host of the long running weekday Jo Whiley Show on Radio 1.-Early life and education:...

's Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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 show. It entered the UK Top 40

UK Singles Chart

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 at #16 on 22 April 2007.

Track listing

CD

1. "You Can't Have It All" (Wheeler)
2. "Saskia" (Wheeler)

7" Poster Bag

1. "You Can't Have It All" (Wheeler)
2. "Ghosts" (Wheeler)

7" Gatefold

1. "You Can't Have It All" (Wheeler)
2. "Comet Tempel 1" (Wheeler)

iTunes Exclusive EP

1. "You Can't Have It All"
2. "You Can't Have It All (Acoustic)"
3. "You Can't Have It All (Demo)"

Format

The single will be released in the following formats

• 1 CD version with the B-side of "Saskia", one of the 14 songs which was recorded for the album.
• 2 7" versions, each with their own exclusive B-side. One a gatefold, one with a fold out poster that slots into the gatefold, both of which are coloured vinyl. One of the 7"s will have the B-side of "Ghosts" a song which was previously intentioned to be a B-side of Ash's previous single "Renegade Cavalcade
  Renegade Cavalcade
  'Renegade Cavalcade' is the 22nd single release by Northern Irish band Ash. It peaked at number 33 in the UK single charts when released in December 2004...
  
  " but was abandoned, and the other having a track called "Comet Tempel 1", previously called "What Is The Meaning?".
• Download - The CD and 7" versions of the single will be available to download, along with exclusive live, acoustic and demo versions. The download version is expected to be released on the 9 April 2007.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jeff Thomas

Jeff T. Thomas

Jeff T. Thomas is a British music video and television director. He began his career in music videos and has directed for artists such as Travis, Embrace, Zero 7, Ash, Funeral for a Friend, Paulo Nutini and Jet....

, the video however was spread by the band in an incomplete stage, reaching various video channels, including YouTube

YouTube

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. The final version was released a week later on 7 March, premiering on NME.com. Days later it was shown fully complete on Kerrang! TV

Kerrang! TV

Kerrang! TV is a digital television station owned by Box Television, which is loosely connected to the magazine, Kerrang!. As of 2005, all of its programme content is music videos, the majority of which is open scheduled, for text requests from their playlist....

, MTV2

MTV2

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 and other music stations, as well as the band's Veoh

Veoh

Veoh is an Internet television company based in San Diego, California. It allows users to find and watch major studio content, independent productions and user-generated material. The company is a subsidiary of Israeli start-up Qlipso....

 profile. The video was shot in Dukes Island Studios in London

London

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.

External links

• "You Can't Have It All" music video on YouTube