Legal Man
2000 single by Belle and Sebastian
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"Legal Man" is a song by Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian, released as their first stand-alone single. The track features Isobel Campbell, Sarah Martin, and Rozanne Suarez (credited as the Maisonettes[1]) on vocals and Snow Patrol drummer Jonny Quinn on congas. The cover artwork—designed by Andrew Symington—features band members Stevie Jackson and Campbell along with Adrienne Payne and Suarez. Two B-sides were released with the single: "Judy Is a Dick Slap" (an instrumental) and "Winter Wooskie", which was the last time bass player Stuart David sang lead vocals before departing the band in 2000.
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| Released | 16 May 2000 | |||
| Studio | CaVa (Glasgow, Scotland) | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
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| Songwriters | Belle and Sebastian | |||
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| "Legal Man" on YouTube | ||||
"Legal Man" was released in May 2000, first in the United States on 16 May, then in the United Kingdom six days later. It reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, number 10 in Norway, number 46 in Sweden, and number 50 in Ireland. In Canada, the track reached number four on Nielsen SoundScan's Canadian Singles Chart. It is the band's highest-selling single in the United States.[2] The song's music video was directed by Campbell.[3]
B-sides
"Judy Is a Dick Slap" is the first instrumental released by the band while "Winter Wooskie" is the third and final song featuring lead vocals from former bass player Stuart David, who left the band in 2000. All three tracks from the single were later collected on the Push Barman to Open Old Wounds compilation.[4]
Track listings
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the UK 7-inch single sleeve and disc notes.[6]
Studio
- Recorded at CaVa Studios (Glasgow, Scotland)
Personnel
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Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] | 4 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] | 48 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 50 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[12] | 10 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[13] | 9 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 46 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 15 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[16] | 4 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | ID | Ref. |
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| United States | 16 May 2000[3] | CD | Matador | OLE 448-2 | [17] |
| 7-inch vinyl | OLE 448-7 | [18] | |||
| 12-inch vinyl | OLE 448-1 | [19] | |||
| United Kingdom | 22 May 2000[8] | CD | Jeepster | JPRCDS 018 | [5] |
| 7-inch vinyl | JPR7 018 | [6] | |||
| 12-inch vinyl | JPR12 018 | [7] | |||
| Australia | 10 July 2000[20] | CD | Spunk | URA023 | [21] |
| Japan | 9 August 2000[22] | Jeepster | VJCP-61041 | [23] | |
| Brazil | 2000 | T050/424-2 | [24] | ||
| Canada | 12-inch vinyl | Matador | OLE 448-1 | [19] |