I'm a Cuckoo

by Belle and Sebastian

I'm a Cuckoo cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 16 February 2004
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 17:40
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Boguslaw Kostecki, Peter Lale, Jamie Talbot, Julian Leaper, Bob Smissen, Anthony Pleeth, Gustav Clarkson, Everton Nelson, David Daniels, Bruce White, David Woodcock, Phil Todd, Zazu, Dan Vickers, The Avalanches, Patrick Kiernan, Chris Tombling, Frank Arkwright, John Barclay, Beth Allan, Stan Sulzmann, Julian Mendelsohn, Ben Cruft, Katherine Shave, Derek Watkins, Stephen Grant, D8, Trevor Horn, Stuart Murdoch, Chris Davis, Jackie Shave, Jeff Daly, Tony Doogan, Warren Zielinski, Mike Lovatt, Darren Seltmann, Noel Langley, Martin Loveday, Robert Orton, Richard Edwards, Southern Sudanese Choir

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A wildly infectious, Thin Lizzy-inspired jangle pop tune that became one of the Scottish band's highest-charting singles. Produced by Trevor Horn, its bright, polished arrangement perfectly masks Stuart Murdoch's melancholic, deeply introspective lyrics.

Genres

Descriptors: pastiche, melodic

Tracklist

  1. I'm a Cuckoo - Single Version (3:58)
  2. Stop, Look and Listen (7:04)
  3. I'm a Cuckoo - The Avalanches Mix (3:59)
  4. (I Believe In) Travellin' Light (2:37)

Credits

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