"Six" is a song by the

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Mansun Mansun were an English alternative rock band, formed in Chester in 1995. The band comprised vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper (musician), Paul Draper, bassist Stove King, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dominic Chad, and drummer Andie Rath ...

. The song was written by band-leader Paul Draper. It was recorded and produced by Paul Draper and

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with additional production by Mike Hunter during sessions for the group's second studio album. The song was re-recorded with New York producer Arthur Baker in a simpler arrangement produced and mixed by Baker and released as the fourth and final single in early 1999 from the group's second album, ''

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''. The Baker version charted better than its predecessor in the typically quiet post-Christmas singles market returning the group to the top twenty in the UK peaking at #16. The single version of "Six" has none of the

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sound that is representative of the parent album as a whole. In the US, Baker's single version appears in place of the album version on Epic Records' truncated version of ''Six''. The music video for "Six" was directed by

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Track listing

All songs written and composed by Paul Draper and

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; except where indicated.

Personnel

;Mansun *

– Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals * Paul Draper – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar *

Andie Rathbone Andrew "Andie" Rathbone (born 8 September 1969) is an English drummer and former member of the alternative rock band Mansun. Rathbone grew up in Blacon, Chester and played in various local bands including "The Wandering Quatrains" and "Jonti" a ...

– Drums *

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– Bass ;Production *Paul Draper and

– producer ("Six" (Album version)) * Arthur Baker - producer, mixing ("Six" (Single version)) *Mike Hunter –

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("Church of the Drive Thru Elvis", "But the Trains Run On Time") *Ian Grimble - engineer ("What It's Like to Be Hated"), mixing (all tracks except "Six" (both versions)) *Yosuke Komatsu - photography

Chart positions

References

1999 singles 1998 songs Mansun songs Songs written by Paul Draper (musician) Song recordings produced by Spike Stent Song recordings produced by Arthur Baker (musician) Parlophone singles {{1990s-rock-song-stub