Shipwrecked (song)

"Shipwrecked" is a song by English rock band Genesis, released in December 1997 as the second single from their fifteenth album, Calling All Stations (1997). It was a minor hit, reaching No. 54 in the UK^[1] and No. 82 in Germany.^[2]

B-side

• "Phret"
• "7/8"
• "No Son of Mine"
• "Lover's Leap"
• "Turn It On Again"

Released1 December 1997

RecordedThe Farm (Chiddingfold, Surrey)

GenreRock

Quick facts Single by Genesis, from the album Calling All Stations ...

"Shipwrecked"
Single by Genesis
from the album Calling All Stations
B-side	"Phret" "7/8" "No Son of Mine" "Lover's Leap" "Turn It On Again"
Released	1 December 1997
Recorded	The Farm (Chiddingfold, Surrey)
Genre	Rock
Length	4:23
Label	Atlantic (US and Canada) Virgin (rest of the world)
Songwriters	Tony Banks Mike Rutherford
Producers	Genesis Nick Davis
Genesis singles chronology
"Congo" (1997) "Shipwrecked" (1997) "Not About Us" (1998)

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The song is classified as a break-up song. The song sings about someone who has recently broken up with his significant other, and now feels "shipwrecked", hopeless, and alone.

Some single versions featured acoustic versions of "No Son of Mine", "Lover's Leap", and "Turn It On Again" as B-sides.