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"Obsessions" is the second single off the album A New Morning by Suede, released on November 18, 2002 on Columbia Records. Though the single was another disappointment on the charts, reaching only 29 on the UK singles chart,[1] the title track is considered a favorite from this era among fans. The single had various producers: "Obsessions", "Cool Thing" and "ABC Song" were produced by Stephen Street, "Instant Sunshine" was produced by Suede and Alex Silva, "UFO" was produced by Suede and Cameron Craig, "Rainy Day Girl" was produced by Suede and Sean Genockey while "Hard Candy" was produced by Tony Hoffer.
The video for the title song was directed by Grant Gee. The lead guitarist's brother, Stephen Oakes, worked as a runner on this video too.
NME writer Julian Marshall appeared to be clairvoyant with the future of Suede's demise, stating in his 2002 review of the song "...The sad truth is that 'Obsessions' may be Suede's last half-decent single. Sounding like 'Trash' mark 2, it's the best pick from an album that remains about as troubling to the UK Top Ten as The Very Best of Echobelly. If Brett [Anderson] hasn’t made any resolutions for 2003 yet, let NME offer some advice - knock out the Greatest Hits and a final tour now, before everyone stops caring altogether."[2]
[edit] Track listings
- CD1
- "Obsessions" [radio edit] (Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes)
- "Cool Thing" (Anderson, Oakes, Mat Osman)
- "Instant Sunshine" (Anderson, Codling)
- "Obsessions" [footage from Marquee Club] (Anderson, Oakes)
- CD2
- "Obsessions" [album version] (Anderson, Oakes)
- "UFO" (Anderson)
- "Rainy Day Girl" (Anderson)
- "Obsessions" [footage from Scala] (Anderson, Oakes)
- DVD
- "Obsessions" [video] (Anderson, Oakes)
- "Hard Candy" (Anderson)
- "ABC Song" (Anderson, Oakes, Simon Gilbert, Osman, Alex Lee)
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