Lazer Beam

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“Lazer Beam”
Single by Super Furry Animals from the album Love Kraft
Released	15 August 2005
Format	Digipack CD, 7"
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	12:54
Label	Sony Records
Writer(s)	Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals singles chronology
"The Man Don't Give a Fuck" (2003) "Lazer Beam" (2005) "Show Your Hand" (2007)

Lazer Beam is a single by Super Furry Animals. It was the first and only single to be released from the Love Kraft album and reached #28 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

Contents 1 Origins and recording 2 Critical response 3 Tracklisting 4 Credits 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Origins and recording

In a 2005 interview with The Big Issue Gruff Rhys claimed that some of the lyrics to the song are based on Tony Blair's speech at the Labour Party Conference in 2004, in particular his opening line 'a radical new vision is needed'.^[2]:

“

I've nicked that wholesale, but I am offering a radical new vision whereas he wasn't. He was offering a 19th century imperialist vision and "Lazer Beam" offers an end to Hollywood romantic comedies and imperial colonialist bastards.[2]

”

[edit] Critical response

In an August 2005 review BBC Wales described "Lazer Beam" as "SFA's best single release since 2001's "Juxtapozed with U"".^[3]

In contrast, while reviewing 2007's Hey Venus! the NME claimed the track to be "the worst Furries song ever".^[4]

Mojo described the track as "acid-carnivalesque" and thought it the only "obvious pop crossover" on parent album Love Kraft.^[5]

[edit] Tracklisting

All songs by Super Furry Animals.

1. "Lazer Beam" – 4:55
2. "Sunny Seville" – 3:25
3. "Colonise the Moon" – 4:33

[edit] Credits

• Gruff Rhys: Vocals
• Huw Bunford: Guitar
• Guto Pryce: Bass guitar
• Cian Ciaran: Keyboards
• Dafydd Ieuan: Drums

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Lazer Beam at MusicBrainz

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