Merry (song)
"Merry" is a song by American power pop band Magnapop. It was initially released in 1990 as the B-side to a 7" through Safety Net Records (catalogue number NET 17) under the band's original name of Homemade Sister. The song was re-recorded and released again on the EP Sugarland as well as the band's self-titled debut album in 1992 on Solid Records (527.9013.40.)
| ""Rip the Wreck"/"Merry"" | ||||
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 The single was issued with bright yellow and bright green covers | ||||
| Single by Magnapop | ||||
| A-side | "Rip the Wreck" | |||
| B-side | "Merry" | |||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990, Furies Studios, Marietta, Georgia, United States | |||
| Genre | Pop punk | |||
| Length | 5:12 | |||
| Label | Safety Net | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Linda Hopper, Ruthie Morris | |||
| Producer(s) | Ed Burdell | |||
| Magnapop singles chronology | ||||
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| ""Merry"/"Complicated"" | ||||
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| Single by Magnapop | ||||
| A-side | "Merry" | |||
| B-side | "Complicated" | |||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | December 1990, John Keane Studio, Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| Genre | Pop punk | |||
| Length | 4:58 | |||
| Label | Solid | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Linda Hopper, Ruthie Morris | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Stipe | |||
| Magnapop singles chronology | ||||
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A live acoustic recording of the song from June 7, 1992, was released on the EP Big Bright Cherry as well as the special edition of the studio album Hot Boxing. A new studio recording of it appears on the 2019 album The Circle Is Round.
NME described the second recording as "a sublime piece of pop supremacy"[1] and James Sullivan, writing for Addicted to Noise in 1996 declared it one of the group's finest songs.[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris
- 1990 release
- "Rip the Wreck" – 2:45
- "Merry" – 2:27
- 1992 release
- "Merry" – 3:05
- "Complicated" – 1:53
Personnel
- Magnapop
- Linda Hopper – lead vocals
- David McNair – drums
- Ruthie Morris – lead guitar
- Shannon Mulvaney – bass guitar
- Production staff
- Bill Ashton – engineering (original release)
- Ed Burdell – production (original release)
- Cathy Carmichael – photography (original release)
- Michael Stipe – production (later release)
- Gina Tackett – photography (original release)
References
- Morris, Gina (1992-07-04), "Magnapop – NME Interview: Pop Will Treat Itself", NME
- Sullivan, James (July 1996). "Magnapop: Quality Is Job One (Part Two of Five)". Addicted to Noise. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 2011-02-25.