July (Ocean Colour Scene song) explained

July
Type:	single
Artist:	Ocean Colour Scene
Album:	One from the Modern
A-Side:	I Am the News
B-Side:	"This Understanding" (live)
Released:	^[1]
Label:	Island
Producer:	Brendan Lynch
Prev Title:	So Low
Prev Year:	1999
Title2:	I Am the News
Next Title:	Up on the Downside
Next Year:	2001

"July" is a song by English rock band Ocean Colour Scene (OCS). Released on 26 June 2000 as a double A-side with "I Am the News", the single reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart and number 41 in Ireland. It was the third and final single released from their fourth studio album, One from the Modern (1999). The song is based on an earlier song called "Winter in July".^[2]

The single was used as the theme tune to the television series Lock, Stock..., the spin-off from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels which had used "Hundred Mile High City".

Track listings

UK CD1^[3]

1. "July" (new version)
2. "I Am the News" (new version)
3. "July" (Forza Moderna mix)

UK CD2^[4]

1. "July" (live at the London Astoria)
2. "I Am the News" (live at the Dublin Point)
3. "This Understanding" (live at Stirling Castle)
4. "This Understanding" (live enhanced video)

UK 7-inch single^[5]

A. "July" (new version)

AA. "I Am the News" (new version)

Charts

All entries charted as "July" / "I Am the News".

Notes and References

1. New Releases – For Week Starting June 26, 2000: Singles. Music Week. 27. 24 June 2000.
2. Web site: Winter in July - Ocean Colour Scene (Rare). YouTube. 30 April 2009 .
3. July / I Am the News. Ocean Colour Scene. 2000. UK CD1 liner notes. Island Records. CID763, 562 786-2.
4. July / I Am the News. Ocean Colour Scene. 2000. UK CD2 liner notes. Island Records. CIDX 763, 562 787-2.
5. July / I Am the News. Ocean Colour Scene. 2000. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Island Records. IS 763, 562 786-7.