- 1492 (song)
Infobox Single
Name = 1492
Artist =Counting Crows
from Album =Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
B-side = "When I Dream of Michelangelo"
Released =January 12 ,2008
Format =Digital download
Recorded = 2007-2008
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Geffen
Producer =
Last single = "Accidentally in Love " (2004)
This single = "1492" (2008)
Next single = "You Can't Count on Me " (2008)"1492" is the first song on
Counting Crows ' 2008 album "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings ".Adam Duritz announced in a voicemail message to his fans onJanuary 12 ,2008 , that this song would be released as part of a digital 45 release to precede the release of "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings", with "When I Dream of Michelangelo" to be featured as itsB-side . It is, however, not the lead commercial single, as "You Can't Count on Me " was released as the lead airplay/video single onFebruary 4 ,2008 .The song was originally slated for inclusion on the album, "Hard Candy", but was not included due to Adam Duritz's dissatisfaction with the quality of the recordings made at that time. [cite web |url=http://anna-begins.com/info/?id=faq#q10 |title=Lisa's Counting Crows Shrine FAQ|accessdate=2008-03-10 |format=HTML ]
The digital single was made available for download on their official website on
January 16 ,2008 .Track listing
# "1492" – 3:50
# "When I Dream of Michelangelo" – 3:10References
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