Turn (Travis song) explained

Turn
Cover:	Travis_Turn.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Travis
Album:	The Man Who
B-Side:	"River" "Days of Our Lives" "We Are Monkeys" "Baby One More Time" (live)
Studio:	Chateau de la Rouge Motte (Normandy, France) Abbey Road (London, England)
Length:	4:23 (album version) 3:21 (radio edit)
Label:	Independiente
Producer:	Mike Hedges
Prev Title:	Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Coming Around
Next Year:	2000

"Turn" is the fourth single from Scottish rock band Travis's second studio album, The Man Who (1999). The single peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and reached number two in Scotland, number 28 in Ireland and number 37 in New Zealand.

Music video

Two music videos were shot for the single. The first video, included on the group's Singles DVD, features Fran Healy engaged in a push-up contest. This video was filmed in Hackney on the Nightingale Estate. The estate has since been demolished. British actress Julie Smith as well as British actor Stephen Graham were featured in the video. The second featured a staged performance by the band.

B-sides

The release of the single was accompanied by a cover of Britney Spears's hit single "...Baby One More Time". Spears herself heard the Travis version while shopping, and commented by saying it was 'a total shock' and was 'a very good cover'.

Track listings

• UK CD1^[1]

1. "Turn"
2. "River"
3. "Days of Our Lives"
4. "Turn" (video)

• UK CD2^[2]

1. "Turn"
2. "We Are Monkeys"
3. "Baby One More Time" (live from the Bay Tavern, Robin Hood's Bay)

• UK cassette single^[3]

1. "Turn"
2. "Days of Our Lives"

• European CD single^[4]

1. "Turn"
2. "Baby One More Time" (live from the Bay Tavern, Robin Hood's Bay)

• US CD single^[5]

1. "Turn" (radio edit)
2. "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"
3. "Baby One More Time" (live from VH1 Storytellers)

• Japanese CD EP^[6]

1. "Turn"
2. "River"
3. "Days of Our Lives"
4. "We Are Monkeys"
5. "Baby One More Time" (live from the Bay Tavern, Robin Hood's Bay)
6. "Writing to Reach You" (video)
7. "Driftwood" (video)
8. "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" (video)
9. "Turn" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.^[1]

Studios

• Produced at Chateau de la Rouge Motte (Domfront en Poiraie, France) and Abbey Road (London, England)
• Mixed at Strongroom Studios (London, England)

Personnel

• Fran Healy – writing
• Mike Hedges – production
• Nigel Godrich – mixing
• Blue Source – art direction
• Stefan Ruiz – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	8 November 1999		Independiente	^[8]
Japan	23 March 2000	CD		^[9]

Notes and References

1. Turn. Travis. 1999. UK CD1 liner notes. Independiente. ISOM 39MS.
2. Turn. Travis. 1999. UK CD2 liner notes. Independiente. ISOM 39SMS.
3. Turn. Travis. 1999. UK cassette single sleeve. Independiente. ISOM 39CS.
4. Turn. Travis. 1999. European CD single liner notes. Independiente. 6688801000.
5. Turn. Travis. 2000. US CD single liner notes. Epic Records, Independiente. 34K 79494.
6. Turn. Travis. 2000. Japanese CD EP liner notes. Independiente, Epic Records. ESCA 8128.
7. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 16. 48. 11. 27 November 1999. 26 July 2021.
8. New Releases – For Week Starting 8 November, 1999: Singles. Music Week. 31. 6 November 1999. 26 July 2021.
9. Web site: トラヴィス. Travis. Sony Music Entertainment Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20070707075403/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/ES/Travis/index.html. 7 July 2007. 26 August 2023.