The pack was released in a cardboard mailer, and the preceding three singles from the album, all re-released on the same day, fitted into the mailer. However, sales of an imported format resulted in it charting in the United Kingdom at number The music video is set in a large car park. An "Exit" sign written in Russian can be seen in the background. The rest of the video consists of repeated close-ups of singer Richard Ashcroft sitting in a chair, with different backgrounds each time.

In , "Sonnet" was released in America. The single was distributed by Virgin Records. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The Rolling People The Verve. Neon Wilderness The Verve. This Time The Verve. Velvet Morning The Verve. One Day The Verve.

Rather Be The Verve. Sit And Wonder The Verve. Slide Away The Verve. History The Verve. Judas The Verve. This Is Music The Verve. On Your Own The Verve. A clear step away from the heavy droning psychedelic workouts that were the band's meat and potatoes, "History" is an ambitious epic ballad, making dramatic use of orchestral string arrangements and strummed acoustic guitars.

The song would foreshadow the Verve's biggest commercial hit several years later with the incorporation of a string sample in "Bittersweet Symphony" from the successful release Urban Hymns. Where "Bittersweet Symphony" lifted a string sample from an orchestral arrangement of the Rolling Stones' "Last Time," the strings that kick off "History" draw inspiration from John Lennon's "Mind Games. The track has a slow burn, epic quality that eventually builds to grandiose levels.

AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Blues Classical Country. Electronic Folk International. Jazz Latin New Age. Aggressive Bittersweet Druggy. But you were weak, and so am I Let's make it up, let's even try To live today, so why not smile Don't dream away your life 'Cause it is mine, it is mine Is that a crime? Is that a crime? This life is mine But the bed ain't made It's filled full of hope I've got a skin full of dope Oh the bed ain't made But it's filled full of hope I've got a skin full of dope.

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