Opus 40 (song)

Opus 40 (song)
"Opus 40"
Single by Mercury Rev
from the album Deserter's Songs
Released May 10, 1999
Format CD, 7" vinyl
Recorded Tarbox Studios, NRS Studios, Six Hours Studios
Genre Chamber pop
Length 3:36 (edit)
5:10 (album version)
Label V2 Records
Writer(s) Jonathan Donahue, Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak
Producer Dave Fridmann, Jonathan Donahue, Aaron Hurwitz
Mercury Rev singles chronology
"Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp"
(1999)
"Opus 40"
(1999)
"Holes"
(1999)

"Opus 40" is the third single from Mercury Rev's fourth studio album, Deserter's Songs. The single was released in the UK on May 10, 1999. A music video was produced for the song, directed by Anton Corbijn. B-sides for the single included live covers of "He Was a Friend of Mine" (Bob Dylan), "Motion Pictures" (Neil Young), "Silver Street" (Nikki Sudden and Dave Kusworth), and "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (Burt Bacharach and Hal David).

The song is named after Opus 40, a sculpture located in Saugerties, New York.

Track listing

UK

CD #1:

  1. "Opus 40" (Edit) - 3:36
  2. "He Was a Friend of Mine" (Live) - 3:36
  3. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (Live) - 2:02

CD #2:

  1. "Opus 40" (Edit) - 3:36
  2. "Silver Street" (Live) - 4:41
  3. "Tonite It Shows" (Live) - 5:17

7" vinyl:

  1. "Opus 40" (Edit) - 3:36
  2. "Motion Pictures" (Live) - 3:28

Japan

"Opus 40 + Super B-Side Tracks!" EP CD:

  1. "Opus 40" (Edit) - 3:36
  2. "He Was a Friend of Mine" (Live) - 3:36
  3. "Motion Pictures" (Live) - 3:28
  4. "Silver Street" (Live) - 4:41
  5. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (Live) - 2:02
  6. "Tonite It Shows" (Live) - 5:17
  7. "Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp" (The Chemical Brothers Remix) - 6:22

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