"Country Girl" | ||||
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Single by Primal Scream | ||||
from the album Riot City Blues | ||||
Released | 22 May 2006 | |||
Format | Vinyl record (7"), 2 CDs | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, southern rock | |||
Length | 4:30 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Writer(s) | Martin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Gary Mounfield | |||
Producer(s) | Youth | |||
Primal Scream singles chronology | ||||
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"Country Girl" is a song by the band Primal Scream. It was released as a single on 22 May 2006 and is the first released from the band's eighth album Riot City Blues. After a successful debut on the downloads chart, the single was propelled to #5 in its first full week of release, becoming the band's highest charting in their career as well as their first UK Top 5 entry and their third Top 10 single. "Country Girl" was released to American radio on July 25, 2006.
The song was frequently used by ITV during their coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, alongside the Kasabian cover version of David Bowie's "Heroes" and Valerie by The Zutons. It also features as the theme tune of The Janice Long Review Show.
The girl featured in the video (played by Helena Mattsson) is inspired by Baby (played by Sheri Moon) from Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses / The Devil's Rejects. The music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund.