"Can't See Me" | ||||
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Single by Ian Brown | ||||
from the album Unfinished Monkey Business | ||||
Released | 8 June 1998 | |||
Format | CD, 7", 12" | |||
Recorded | Manchester/Chiswick Reach Studios, London | |||
Genre | Alternative | |||
Length | 4:54 3:56 (Bacon & Quarmby Remix) |
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Label | Polydor | |||
Writer(s) | Brown, Mounfield | |||
Producer(s) | Ian Brown | |||
Ian Brown singles chronology | ||||
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"Can't See Me" is a song by Ian Brown. It was written by Brown and Mani and produced by Brown. The song was remixed by Bacon & Quarmby and released as the third single from Brown's debut solo album Unfinished Monkey Business. It was released in June 1998, and rose to number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. The song's lyrics refer to an incident when Brown saw His former Stone Roses band-mate John Squire in a village in Hale, Greater Manchester, not long after the split of the band. According to this story, Brown waved to Squire, but Squire hid behind a newspaper and would not acknowledge him.
In an interview with Making Music in 1998, Brown spoke about the song: