| "Stereotypes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single byBlur | ||||
| from the albumThe Great Escape | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 12 February 1996 (1996-02-12)[1] | |||
| Genre | Britpop | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Food,Parlophone | |||
| Composers | Damon Albarn,Graham Coxon,Alex James,Dave Rowntree | |||
| Lyricist | Damon Albarn | |||
| Producer | Stephen Street | |||
| Blur singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Stereotypes" onYouTube | ||||
"Stereotypes" is a song by Englishrock bandBlur and is the opening track to their fourth studio album,The Great Escape (1995). It was released on 12 February 1996 as the thirdsingle from that album, charting at number seven on theUK Singles Chart. It also charted in Australia, peaking at number 95 on theARIA Singles Chart in June 1996. The accompanying UK B-sides—"The Man Who Left Himself", "Tame" and "Ludwig"—demonstrated a dramatic change in style for Blur, being stark and raw, foreshadowing the stylistic shift that would realize itself on theireponymous follow-up album.[citation needed]
Themusic video which was directed by Matthew Longfellow features live footage. Whereas the previous live video promo "End of a Century" was live in picture and sound, "Stereotypes" is simply live footage edited to fit the album track recording.
All music was composed byDamon Albarn,Graham Coxon,Alex James, andDave Rowntree. All lyrics were composed by Albarn.
UK and Australasian CD single[2]
UK 7-inch and cassette single[3][4]
| European CD single[5]
Italian CD single[6]
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| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 95 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] | 34 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[9] | 11 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 7 |
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