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“Bluetonic” by The Bluetones
From the EP A Bluetones Companion (1995)
“Bluetonic” by The Bluetones appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1995 and 2025. It was first released in 1995 on the EP A Bluetones Companion. Its best result is #15 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #162 alternative song of 1995.
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"Bluetonic" was the Bluetones' calling card, the single that opened the account for their debut album Expecting to Fly, put out on Paradox Records in October 1995. Mark Morriss did most of the writing, taking his cue from an Adrian Mitchell poem, and the song had already lived another life as "No. 11", a demo that surfaced on Fierce Panda's Return To Splendour compilation in 1994.
Hugh Jones produced and mixed it, and it's Britpop with a lazy, knowing grin: Adam Devlin's acoustic and 12-string guitars chime, Scott Morriss adds bass and vocals behind Mark's lead, and Eds Chesters handles drums and percussion. It reached 19 on the UK chart, Dom and Nic shot the video, and the song later found a second home on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Shooting Fish.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93 | Absolute Radio | Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems | 100 |
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