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"Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" 
Single by Jarvis Cocker from the album Jarvis Released January 8, 2007 Format CD, 2 x 7" vinyl Recorded 2006 Genre Britpop Length 4:13 Label Rough Trade Writer(s) Jarvis Cocker Producer Graham Sutton Jarvis Cocker singles chronology "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
(2007)"Fat Children"
(2007)"Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" is a song by English singer and songwriter Jarvis Cocker. Before recording the song for his debut solo album Jarvis in November 2006, the song appeared on Nancy Sinatra's self-titled 2004 album (Nancy Sinatra) (along with "Baby's Coming Back to Me", which also made it onto Jarvis). The song was released as a single on 8 January 2007,[1] reaching number 36 in the UK Singles Chart [2] and number 1 on the UK indie chart.[3]
Richard Hawley plays electric guitar on the track, while Cocker's Pulp bandmate Steve Mackey plays bass. The track also features former Pulp member Antony Genn on backing vocals, and Martin Slattery of The Mescaleros on piano and saxophone.[4]
Contents
Music video
The music video, directed by Dougal Wilson, features Jarvis as a singing London taxicab driver.[5][6] More concerned with singing to the passenger than watching the road, the driver collides with many pedestrians and cyclists.
Track listings
- 7 inch 1 RTRADS385
- "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
- "Big Stuff"
- 7 inch 2 RTRADSX385
- "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
- "One Man Show"
- CD RTRADSCD385
- "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
- "The Mouse the Bird and the Sausage" (spoken word)
- "Running the World" (karaoke video)
References
- ^ Pitchfork Media - News - January 3, 2007
- ^ EveryHit.com - UK Top 40 Hit Database
- ^ Board Message
- ^ Don't Let Him Waste Your Time CD sleeve notes - RTRADSCD385
- ^ http://www.videology-tv.com/viewclip.php?id=60
- ^ http://buzzsugar.com/91530
External links
- Rough Trade Records discography
- NME review of the single
- Jarvis Cocker's Music Video for 'Don't Let Him Waste Your Time' + interview with director Dougal Wilson.
Studio albums Singles "Running the World" · "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" · "Fat Children" · "Temptation" (with Beth Ditto) · "Angela" · ""Further Complications.""/"Girls Like It Too"Associated acts Related articles The Trip (with Steve Mackey) · 1996 BRIT Awards incident · Goblet of Fire soundtrack · Nancy Sinatra · Songs for the Young at Heart · Pocket SymphonyCategories:- 2004 songs
- Nancy Sinatra songs
- 2007 singles
- Jarvis Cocker songs
- Songs written by Jarvis Cocker
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