National Express (The Divine Comedy)

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“National Express”
Single by The Divine Comedy from the album Fin de Siècle
A-side	National Express
B-side	"Going Downhill Fast", "Radioactivity", "Famous", "Overstrand"
Released	25 January 1999
Format	CD
Genre	BritPop
Length	5:05
Label	Setanta
Writer(s)	Neil Hannon
Producer	Jon Jacobs
The Divine Comedy singles chronology
The Certainty of Chance (1998) National Express (1999) The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count (1999)

"National Express" is a name of a song by The Divine Comedy. It was released as the Third single from the album Fin de Siècle.

[edit] Background

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The song was written by Neil Hannon about his observations on a bus (possibly the National Express bus). The song details things that he saw during the journey, such as 'The family man/manhandling the pram/with paternal pride'.^[1] It has been misinterpreted by some to be a snobbish song towards the working class, however in an interview Hannon dispels this rumor.^[2]

[edit] Track listing

• CD1 (SETCDA069)

1. National Express (Radio Edit)
2. Going Downhill Fast
3. Radioactivity

• CD2 (SETCDB069)

1. National Express (Album Version)
2. Famous
3. Overstrand

[edit] References

1. ^ musicOMH.com - Music - Interviews - The Divine Comedy - Neil Hannon (1999)
2. ^ musicOMH.com - Music - Interviews - The Divine Comedy - Neil Hannon (1999)

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