Mis-Shapes

"Mis-Shapes" is a song by Sheffield band Pulp. Taken from the number-one album Different Class, it was released as a double A-sided single with "Sorted for E's & Wizz" in September 1995 and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. It was Pulp's second successive number-two hit in 1995, with "Common People" having reached the same position in June. As a standalone single, "Mis-Shapes" reached number 15 in Finland and number 25 in Sweden. Despite being one of Pulp's biggest hits it did not appear on their best of album Hits.[1]

"Mis-Shapes"
CD1 cover
Single by Pulp
from the album Different Class
A-side"Sorted for E's & Wizz"
Released25 September 1995
Format7" vinyl, cassette single, CD single
Recorded1995
GenreBritpop
Length3:46
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Jarvis Branson Cocker, Mark Andrew Webber, Russell Senior, Candida Doyle, Stephen Patrick Mackey, Nick Banks
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
Pulp singles chronology
"Common People"
(1995)		 "Mis-Shapes" / "Sorted for E's & Wizz"
(1995)		 "Disco 2000"
(1995)

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior, Candida Doyle and Mark Webber; except where noted.

7" vinyl / cassette single

  • 7" was released in November 1996.
  1. "Mis-Shapes" – 3:45
  2. "Sorted for E's & Wizz" – 3:42

CD single one (Catalogue no. CID 620) / 12" vinyl

  • 12" was released in 1996.
  1. "Mis-Shapes" – 3:45
  2. "Sorted for E's & Wizz" – 3:42
  3. "P.T.A. (Parent Teacher Association)" – 3:15
  4. "Common People" (Live at Glastonbury) (Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior, Candida Doyle) – 7:38

CD single two (Catalogue no. CIDX 620)

  1. "Sorted for E's & Wizz" – 3:42
  2. "Mis-Shapes" – 3:45
  3. "Common People" (Motiv 8 Club Mix) (Cocker, Banks, Mackey, Senior, Doyle) – 7:50
  4. "Common People" (Vocoda Mix) (Cocker, Banks, Mackey, Senior, Doyle) – 6:18

Personnel

Charts and certifications

References
  1. "Hits – Pulp Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. "Pulp: Mis-Shapes" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Mis-Shapes/Sorted for E's & Wizz". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. "Swedishcharts.com – Pulp – Mis-Shapes". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  7. "Top 100 Singles 1995". Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 9.
  8. "British single certifications – Pulp – Mis-Shapes/Sorted for E's and Wizz". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 November 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Mis-Shapes/Sorted for E's and Wizz in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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