Song 2
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| Single by Blur | ||||||||||||||
| from the album Blur | ||||||||||||||
| Released | 7 April 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| Recorded | 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, grunge, punk rock | |||||||||||||
| Length | 2:02 | |||||||||||||
| Label | Food | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree | |||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Stephen Street | |||||||||||||
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"Song 2" is a song by English rock band Blur, the second track from their 1997 eponymous fifth studio album. The hook features Damon Albarn yelling "woo-hoo!" as the distorted bass comes in. Released in April 1997, "Song 2" appropriately reached number two in the UK Singles Chart, number four on the Australian ARIA Charts, and number six on US Billboard Alternative Songs (previously called Billboard Modern Rock Tracks).
At the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, "Song 2" was nominated for Best Group Video, and Best Alternative Video. At the 1998 Brit Awards the song was nominated for Best British Single, and Best British Video. In December 1998, BBC Radio 1 listeners voted "Song 2" the 15th Best Track Ever. In October 2011, NME placed it No. 79 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
Blur intended "Song 2" to be a parody of grunge. The song was nonetheless their biggest hit in the United States. The song has often featured in popular culture, and first appeared in the hit video game FIFA: Road to World Cup 98.
The track was originally nicknamed "Song 2" as a working title, but the name stuck.
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