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"Crank"
Single by Catherine Wheel
from the album Chrome
Released28 June 1993
Length3:45
LabelFontana
Songwriter(s)Rob Dickinson, Brian Futter
Producer(s)Gil Norton
Catherine Wheel singles chronology
"30 Century Man"
(1992)
"Crank"
(1993)
"Show Me Mary"
(1993)

"Crank" is a song by English alternative rock band Catherine Wheel, released 28 June 1993 by Fontana Records. It was the first single from their 1993 album Chrome.

The song reached No. 66 on the UK Singles Chart[1] and No. 5 in the US on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

    • UK 12" vinyl picture disc
      1. "Crank" – 3:46
      2. "Black Metallic" (Peel Session 1991) – 7:55
      3. "Painful Thing" (Peel Session 1991) – 5:52
    • Netherlands CD single
      1. "Crank" – 3:45
      2. "Come Back Again" – 4:24
    • UK CD single 1
      1. "Crank" – 3:45
      2. "La La Lala La" – 5:26
      3. "Pleasure" – 5:22
      4. "Tongue Twisted" – 4:50
    • UK CD single 2
      1. "Crank" – 3:45
      2. "La La Lala La" – 5:26
      3. "Something Strange" – 1:46
    • UK CD single 3
      1. "Crank" – 3:45
      2. "Pleasure" – 5:22
      3. "Tongue Twisted" – 4:50
    • UK cassette single (same two tracks on each side)
      1. "Crank" – 3:45
      2. "Come Back Again" – 4:24

Personnel

Catherine Wheel
  • Rob Dickinson – vocals, guitar
  • Brian Futter – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Hawes – bass
  • Neil Sims – drums, percussion

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 66
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] 5

References