Disco 2000 (song)

"Disco 2000"
vinyl single, CD single (part one)
Single by Pulp
from the album Different Class
B-side	"Ansaphone"
Released	27 November 1995
Format	double CD 7" 12"
Genre	Indie pop, Britpop
Length	4:33
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Pulp
Producer	Chris Thomas
Pulp singles chronology
"Mis-Shapes" / "Sorted for E's & Wizz" (1995) "Disco 2000" (1995) "Something Changed" (1996)
Alternative cover CD single (part two)

"Disco 2000" is a hit single by British band Pulp, released in 1995. It reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1] It was the third single from the album Different Class, following "Common People" and the double A-side "Mis-Shapes"/"Sorted for E's & Wizz", both of which reached #2.

The song tells the story of a narrator falling for a childhood friend called Deborah, who is more popular than he is and wondering what it would be like to meet again when they are older. The song is based on true events. Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker said "the only bit that isn't true is the woodchip wallpaper."^[2]

It is believed that the fountain referred to as the meeting place was Goodwin Fountain, located on Fargate, in Sheffield city centre. The song's riff is said to be influenced by Laura Branigan's 1980s hit "Gloria".^[3]

Due to its millennial subject matter, Pulp removed the song's synchronisation licence, effectively banning the song from being used in TV and radio trailers throughout 1999 and 2000.^[4]

Track listing

CD

Part one

1. "Disco 2000" (7" mix)
2. "Disco 2000" (album mix)
3. "Ansaphone"
4. "Live Bed Show" (extended)

Part two

1. "Disco 2000" (album mix)
2. "Disco 2000" (7" mix)
3. "Disco 2000" (Motiv 8 Discoid mix)
4. "Disco 2000" (Motiv 8 Gimp Dub)

Single-CD version

1. "Disco 2000" (7" mix)
2. "Disco 2000" (Motiv 8 Discoid mix)

12"

A1 "Disco 2000" (7" Mix)

A2 "Ansaphone"

B1 "Disco 2000" (Motiv8 Gimp Dub)

B2 "Disco 2000" (Motiv8 Discoid Mix)

In popular culture

"Disco 2000" was featured in Episode 7 of the first series of Life on Mars, where DI Sam Tyler hears it come on the radio in 1973, and mentions to DCI Gene Hunt that he had seen Pulp play the Manchester Nynex in 1996, to Hunt's bemusement.

Cover versions

The song was covered by Nick Cave as a b-side for the single "Bad Cover Version", and has been covered in live performances by Keane.

References

1. ^ "Chartstats - Pulp - Disco 2000". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=23632. Retrieved 2010-02-07. 
2. ^ Interview with Jarvis Cocker, Liz Kershaw, BBC 6Music, 22 November 2002 Transcript
3. ^ Allmusic review
4. ^ News, Select. January 1999.

External links

• Disco 2000 at Discogs