"1st Man in Space" is a song by the English electronic music group

All Seeing I The All Seeing I were a British electronic music group from Sheffield, England, comprising Dean Honer, Jason Buckle and DJ Parrot (real name Richard Barratt). Biography The band released their first single "I Walk" in 1997, but it was not unti ...

, based in

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...

. It was the third single to be released from the album ''Pickled Eggs and Sherbet'' (1999). It features vocals by Philip Oakey of the Human League on what is essentially an update of David Bowie, David Bowie's "Space Oddity" and Elton John, Elton John's "Rocket Man (song), Rocket Man". The lyrics were written by another Sheffield musician, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp (band), Pulp. The single reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart when released in September 1999.

Track listings

CD 1

# "1st Man in Space" (Radio Edit) (3:46) # "1st Man in Space" (Album Version) (5:00) # "Sweet Music" (7:21)

CD 2

# "1st Man in Space" (Long Version) (5:45) # "Dirty Slapper" (6:27) # "No Pop I" (3:14)

Personnel

* Philip Oakey - vocals * Jarvis Cocker - lyrics, guitars

The All Seeing I

* Dean Honer - keyboards * Jason Buckle - guitars, bass * Richard Barrett (DJ Parrot) - drums, programming

External links

*http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/be_my_lover.htm *http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/first_man_in_space_review.htm *http://www.pulpwiki.net/Jarvis/1stManInSpace

References

1999 songs 1999 singles Songs written by Jarvis Cocker FFRR Records singles The All Seeing I songs Philip Oakey songs {{1990s-pop-song-stub