National Express (song)

"National Express"
Single by The Divine Comedy
from the album Fin de Siècle
B-side	"Going Downhill Fast", "Radioactivity", "Famous", "Overstrand"
Released	25 January 1999
Format	CD
Genre	BritPop
Length	5:05
Label	Setanta
Writer(s)	Neil Hannon
Producer	Jon Jacobs
The Divine Comedy singles chronology
"The Certainty of Chance" (1998) "National Express" (1999) "The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count" (1999)

"National Express" is a song by The Divine Comedy. It was released as the third single from the album Fin de Siècle and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart.

The song is based on Neil Hannon's observations of life from the window of a National Express bus. Some critics have criticised the song for "sneering" at the working classes, but Hannon has vehemently dismissed this notion.^[1]

The official video for the song examines, with some irony, the UK National Health Service from the viewpoint of a patient in a psychiatric hospital who is about to undergo treatment.

Track listing

• CD1 (SETCDA069)

1. National Express (Radio Edit)
2. Going Downhill Fast
3. Radioactivity (Kraftwerk cover version)

• CD2 (SETCDB069)

1. National Express (Album Version)
2. Famous (The Magnetic Fields cover version)
3. Overstrand

References

1. ^ musicOMH.com - Music - Interviews - The Divine Comedy - Neil Hannon (1999)

External links

• Divine Comedy - National Express - official video clip on youtube
• Bus Journey through Cambridgeshire - (unofficial?) video clip on youtube