Delivery
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[edit] Info:
Delivery is track #2 on Babyshambles' second album, Shotter's Nation, and the track is credited to Doherty and Mik Whitnall. Delivery was first heard when it was included in the Stookie and Jim Bumfest Demos, that were uploaded to the French Dog Blues forum. The song has since been re-recorded by Babyshambles, and released three times. Its first release was when it was given away with the NME on 12th September 2007[1], then it was released as a single on September 17th, and it was finally released on Shotter's Nation on 1st October 2007. The single peaked in the UK charts at #6[2].
Q magazine rated Delivery number 1 of the 50 Essential Songs for September 2007. Delivery was also The Track Of The Week an the issue of the NME with Peter Doherty on the cover, in August 2007.
[edit] Video:
The music video[3] was directed by Douglas Hart, who had worked with Doherty on a number of previous occasions. The video was premiered on Channel 4 on Saturday August 18, 2007 at 12:12 am. The entire video has a monochrome look and was shot on colour stock, Super 8 and high contrast black and white 35mm film. The video mainly features a miming Doherty pacing purposely down the middle of a deserted city street, dark suited and fedora hatted.
The pace of the video speeds up, with rhythmic freeze frames and zooms, as it cuts between Doherty and McConnell, Whitnall and Ficek – who are seen driving a Jaguar. The video also features Doherty playing around with his hair in front of a mirror. One of Doherty's kittens gets a look in at one point during the video and a quick glimpse of Doherty's new "Astile" tattoo is seen. The video culminates with all the band members taking an upbeat night-time city tour from their Jaguar car.
[edit] Versions:
- Stookie and Jim Bumfest Demos : Track #8 (Download) - Shotter's Nation : Track #2
[edit] Tracklisting:
The song was released as a single on Maxi CD, CD, and 7".
Maxi CD:
- Delivery - Stone Me - I Wish (Mik's Vocal Version)
CD:
- Delivery - A Day Out In New Brighton
7":
- Delivery - Torn
[edit] Tab:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/b/babyshambles/delivery_tab.htm
[edit] Lyrics:
By, oh by, the way
Of an explanation
Cast adrift
Off the shores of Shotter’s Nation
I had a look in,
Cave my skull in like a prick
Oh now
What use am I to anyone?
Fucked, forlorn and frozen,
Beneath the summer
Don’t sing along
Or you’ll get what I’ve got, oh
Here comes a delivery
Straight from the heart of my misery
So, comes a delivery
Straight from the heart, to you.
Yeah you, now you, now you
You’ve finally left school
Oh what on earth
Do you intend to do?
See if you can,
Take the man, go round town
Where all your Skins, and Mod’s
You get together
Make pretend
It’s 1969 forever
Find a girl, have a drink,
Have a dance and play
The song that’ll deliver me
Straight from the harshness of misery
Cos this songs a delivery
Straight from the heart to you
Yes here comes a delivery
Straight from the heart of my misery
Oh that song that’ll deliver me
Straight from the heart, to you
So here comes a delivery
Straight from the heart of my misery
Here comes a delivery
Straight from the heart, to you
[edit] Artwork:
Front Cover 1
Front Cover 2
Front Cover - Japanese
Promo Front Cover
Back Cover
[edit] Releases:
Officially released 12.09.07 with the NME.
Officially released 17.09.07 as a single.
Officially released 01.10.07 on Shotter's Nation.
