All in the Mind (The Verve song)

Infobox Single
Name = All in the Mind


Artist = The Verve
from Album =
B-side = "One Way to Go", "A Man Called Sun"
Released = March 9, 1992
Format = 7", 12", CD
Recorded =
Genre = Psychedelic rock
Length = 4:16
Label = Hut Records
Writer = The Verve
Producer = Paul Schroeder
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single =
This single = "All in the Mind" (1992)
Next single = "She's a Superstar" (1992)

"All in the Mind" is a song by English rock band "The Verve" and was released as the band's first single in the United Kingdom on March 9, 1992 (see 1992 in British music).

Inspiration for the song and chart performance

On its release, the song immediately topped the independent charts, as did their following two singles, "She's a Superstar" and "Gravity Grave." The song, however, made very little headway into the mainstream charts. Just like the early Verve performances, the music had huge psychedelic connections and references in the lyrics, such as"I was born to fly, fly, pretty high."

Acoustically it is remarkably similar to "Even Better Than the Real Thing" on U2's Achtung Baby album, which was released 5 months earlier.

Track listings

* 7", CD
# "All in the Mind"
# "One Way to Go"
# "A Man Called Sun" (CD only)
* 12"
# "All in the Mind"
# "A Man Called Sun"
# "One Way to Go"

Video

The video for the song was recorded in the flat of its director, Miles Aldridge, in London E1. The song shows the band playing in a dark, hazy room, with a dark blue light in the background. Various band members are seen pushed up against a bare wall.

External links

* [http://raft.vmg.co.uk/theverve/movies/004.html Short excerpt of the All in the Mind video release]