Some Fantastic Place (song) explained

Some Fantastic Place
Cover:Squeeze some fantastic place single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Squeeze
Album:Some Fantastic Place
Released:30 August 1993 (UK)
Recorded:?
Genre:Rock
Length:4:29
Label:A&M
Producer:Squeeze & Peter Smith
Prev Title:Everything In The World
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Loving You Tonight
Next Year:1993

"Some Fantastic Place" is the third single released from Squeeze's tenth album of the same name, Some Fantastic Place. It peaked at number 73 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

The song is a tribute to Maxine Barker, a long-time friend of the band who had been responsible for first introducing Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford in the early 1970s and who died of leukemia in 1992. The song was described by Tilbrook as "one of those songs that wrote itself; it was done straight off in about 10 minutes."[2] Tilbrook incorporated a guitar solo in the song that he wrote when he and Difford met in 1973.[3] Both songwriters have stated multiple times that it is their favorite Squeeze song. The song shares some unusual chord changes with Roxy Music's mid-1970s hit, "Both Ends Burning". Tilbrook later claimed that the guitar solo was inspired by Jimi Hendrix.[4]

The picturesque video for the song was filmed at Scotney Castle in Kent.

Track listing

7" vinyl and cassette
  1. "Some Fantastic Place" (4:29)
  2. "Jumping" (4:18)
CD
  1. "Some Fantastic Place" (4:29)
  2. "Jumping" (4:18)
  3. "Dark Saloons" (3:16)
  4. "Discipline" (5:05)
CD (digipak)
  1. "Some Fantastic Place" (4:29)
  2. "Is That The Time?" (3:24)
  3. "Don't Be A Stranger" (4:55)
  4. "Stark Naked" (3:47)

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 522/3.
  2. Dumuir. Harold. Squeeze Out?. Pulse!. December 1993.
  3. Book: Difford. Chris. Some Fantastic Place: My Life in and Out of Squeeze. 2017. Orion . 9781474605694.
  4. Web site: Sharp . Ken . Squeeze back . 27 July 2016 . Goldmine . 11 November 2019.