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| "This Strange Effect" | ||||
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 Dutch picture sleeve | ||||
| Single byDave Berry | ||||
| B-side | "Now" | |||
| Released | 2 July 1965 | |||
| Length | 2:28 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter | Ray Davies | |||
| Producer | Mike Smith | |||
| Dave Berry singles chronology | ||||
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"This Strange Effect" is a song written byRay Davies ofthe Kinks, released as a single byDave Berry in July 1965.[1] The single was released in the United States in September 1965. It reached No. 1 in theNetherlands,[1] but peaked at No. 37 on theUK Singles Chart.[2]
Astudiorecording was never officially released by the Kinks, but live recordings exist. An in-studio BBC recording by the Kinks from August 1965 was first released in 2001 onBBC Sessions 1964–1977.[1][3]
Bill Wymancovered the track for his 1992 albumStuff.[4] This version can also be found onA Stone Alone: The Solo Anthology 1974–2002.[5]
| "This Strange Effect" | ||||
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| Single byHooverphonic | ||||
| from the albumBlue Wonder Power Milk | ||||
| B-side | "Various remixes" | |||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Trip hop | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Ray Davies | |||
| Producers | Hooverphonic,Mark Plati | |||
| Hooverphonic singles chronology | ||||
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BelgianbandHooverphonic covered the song in 1998 for their album,Blue Wonder Power Milk.[1]
A remixed Hooverphonic version of the song also appears on the 1999Thievery Corporationcompilation album,Abductions and Reconstructions.[6]
Steve Wynn also covered the track.[1]
Squeeze covered the song on the deluxe edition of their 2015 album,Cradle to the Grave.[7]
A cover version performed byUnloved serves as the theme song for the 2021 drama seriesNine Perfect Strangers onHulu, as well as appearing in the third season ofKilling Eve.[8]
