"On Your Own" is a song by Englishrock bandBlur. It was released as a single on 16 June 1997 from the band'sself-titled album (1997). It charted at number five on theUK Singles Chart. Although it was not released under theGorillaz name,Damon Albarn, frontman of both musical projects, has since referred to the song as 'one of the first ever Gorillaz tunes'.[2][3]
The music video for "On Your Own" was directed bySophie Muller and recorded in Barcelona, in what at the time was an industrial site, by theBesos Water Tower.
The B-sides were all recorded atJohn Peel's home studio: Peel Acres. They were previously broadcast onBBC Radio 1 on 8 May 1997. Stickered copies of CD1 and the white vinyl 7-inch features the text 'includes POPSCENE'. This is because "Popscene" did not appear on the UK version ofModern Life is Rubbish and was, therefore, rare and sought after by fans until its inclusion onMidlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur. The version that appears here merges into "Song 2". All of Blur's Peel Sessions were later released on the second disc of the Japan only compilationBustin' + Dronin', an album that features three versions of "On Your Own".