The Universal

"The Universal"
"The Universal"
Single by Blur
from The Great Escape"
B-side	"Ultranol"; "No Monsters in Me"; "Entertain Me" (remix);
Released	13 November 1995
Genre	Pop
Length	3:59
Label	Food; Parlophone;
Composer(s)	Damon Albarn; Graham Coxon; Alex James; Dave Rowntree;
Lyricist(s)	Damon Albarn
Producer(s)	Stephen Street
Blur singles chronology
	"The Universal" at YouTube

"The Universal" is a 1995 song by Blur and is the second single from their fourth studio album The Great Escape. It went to number 5 in the United Kingdom and Scotland and number 12 in Ireland and Iceland.

Track listings

All music was composed by Albarn, Coxon, James, and Rowntree. All lyrics were written by Albarn.

UK CD1 and Australian CD single^[2]^[3]

"The Universal" – 4:00
"Ultranol" – 2:42
"No Monsters in Me" – 3:38
"Entertain Me" (The Live It! remix) – 7:19

UK CD2: The Universal II – Live at the BBC^[4]

"The Universal" – 4:11
"Mr Robinson's Quango" – 4:17
"It Could Be You" – 3:17
"Stereotypes" – 3:12

UK cassette single and European CD single^[5]^[6]

"The Universal" – 3:53
"Entertain Me" (The Live It! remix) – 7:14

Japanese CD single^[7]

"The Universal" – 4:00
"It Could Be You" (live at the BBC) – 3:17
"Stereotypes" (live at the BBC) – 3:12
"Entertain Me" (The Live It! remix) – 7:19

References

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (May 4, 2024). "The 25 most essential Blur songs". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
↑ The Universal (UK CD1 liner notes). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1995. CDFOODS 69, 7243 8 82554 2 4.
↑ The Universal (Australian CD single liner notes). Blur. EMI Records. 1995. 8 82554 2.
↑ The Universal (UK CD2 liner notes). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1995. CDFOOD 69, 7243 8 82557 2 1.
↑ The Universal (UK cassette single sleeve). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1995. TC FOOD 69.
↑ The Universal (European CD single liner notes). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1995. 7243 8 82559 2 9.
↑ The Universal (Japanese CD single liner notes). Blur. Food Records, EMI Music Japan. 1995. TOCP-8770.

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[Erlewine_2024-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (May 4, 2024). "The 25 most essential Blur songs". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[2] The Universal (UK CD1 liner notes). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1995. CDFOODS 69, 7243 8 82554 2 4.

[3] The Universal (Australian CD single liner notes). Blur. EMI Records. 1995. 8 82554 2.

[4] The Universal (UK CD2 liner notes). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1995. CDFOOD 69, 7243 8 82557 2 1.

[5] The Universal (UK cassette single sleeve). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1995. TC FOOD 69.

[6] The Universal (European CD single liner notes). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1995. 7243 8 82559 2 9.

[7] The Universal (Japanese CD single liner notes). Blur. Food Records, EMI Music Japan. 1995. TOCP-8770.

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