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Formats and Editions
1. She's So High
2. There's No Other Way
3. Bang!
4. I Know
5. Slow Down
6. Repetition
7. Bad Day
8. High Cool
9. Come Together
10. Fool
11. Birthday
12. Wear Me Down
1. I Know (Extended Mix)
2. Down
3. There's No Other Way (Extended Version)
4. Inertia
5. Mr Briggs
6. I'm All Over
7. Won't Do It
8. Day Upon Day (Live)
9. There's No Other Way (Blur Remix)
10. Bang (Extended Version)
11. Explain
12. Luminous
13. Berserk
14. Uncle Love
15. I Love Her (Demo Version)
16. Close
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''Leisure'' is the debut album by English alternative rock band Blur. The album was released on 26 August 1991 in the United Kingdom, and peaked at #7 in the UK Albums Chart. It was released in the US a month later with a different track listing. The album was certified Gold in the UK.
The U.S. version of ''Leisure'' was front loaded with Blur's three UK singles and the song "Sing" was replaced by the B-side "I Know" (see track listings for exact changes). The Canadian version has the same tracklisting as the UK version. "Sing" was included on the ''Trainspotting'' soundtrack in 1996. The original version, "Sing (To Me)" was recorded as a demo in late 1988 under the band's former name- Seymour, and can only be heard on the ultra-rare Promo-only single which was released over a decade later in February 2000.
The album was released during the waning days of the Madchester period in the UK and as a result Blur and ''Leisure'' were seen as catching the end of a trend. With the release of their second album ''Modern Life Is Rubbish'' in 1993, Blur would drastically reinvent themselves. Despite a generally positive critical reaction upon release, lead singer Damon Albarn has since referred to ''Leisure'' as "awful".
In 2008, Coldplay announced upon the release of ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' that "Sing" from ''Leisure'' provided a starting point for "Lost!". - Wikipedia
