Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)
| ""Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" | ||||
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| Single by Erasure | ||||
| from the album Erasure | ||||
| B-side | "Hi NRG" | |||
| Released | 27 November 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, dance | |||
| Length | 4:23 (single edit) 6:44 (album version) | |||
| Label | Mute (UK) Elektra (U.S.) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | |||
| Producer(s) | Thomas Fehlmann, Gareth Jones | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" on YouTube | ||||
"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" is a 1995 song by British synthpop duo Erasure. It originally appeared on the soundtrack to the documentary film Wigstock: the Movie, as "Cold Summer's Day." The duo re-recorded it for their seventh studio album, Erasure with new lyrics. Composed by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, it is an uptempo dance track. Upon the release, the song became Erasure's twenty-second consecutive Top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart. In Germany, it stopped at number 69, while it was a hit on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, peaking at number 10.
The song was released as the second single from the album by Mute Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the United States. The album version is over six minutes long; the single edit removes an extended instrumental section between the second and third choruses. The B-side is a cover version of "High Energy" (retitled "Hi NRG"), a 1984 number-one US dance chart hit by American singer Evelyn Thomas.
Critical reception
British magazine Music Week wrote, "Initially harking back to a more familiar ground, Clarke and Bell deliver a higly [sic?] hummable four-on-the-floor putdown which transmutes into an epic of scorn."[1]
Music video
A music video was made to accompany the song. It features Bell singing the song as he walks through an amusement park. The actual filming was done in the London Docklands.[2] The video was published on YouTube in September 2014 and as of November 2020, it has got more than 427 000 views.[3]
Track listings
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Charts
| Chart (1995–96) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA Charts) | 198 |
| Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[4] | 17 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[5] | 69 |
| Scotland (Official Charts Company)[6] | 23 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] | 20 |
| US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[8] | 10 |
| US Hot Dance Music Sales (Billboard)[9] | 27 |
References
- ^ Gorman, Paul (30 September 1995). "Erasure – Duo Moves in a New Direction" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Erasure Information Service :: Features :: Private Ear". 8 April 2007. Archived from the original on 8 April 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Erasure - Fingers and Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) (Official Video)". YouTube. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "MusicLine". Musicline.de. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 03 December 1995 - 09 December 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Erasure Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Billboard - Music Charts, News, Photos & Video". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
External links
- "Being an extra for the Fingers and Thumbs video", "Erasure Information Service". Retrieved 20 June 2007.
