when the last track on the album is the first single

All I can think of is "California Rhinoplasty" from Matmos' A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure.

i think 'numb' came first, and 'lyla!' was the first single off the oasis lp.

so neither the first single nor the last track then! woot!

xpost I thought we'd dropped the "first" single qualif?

The Sweetest Girl off Songs To Remember.

glory box: Apr 04 94
numb: Jun 06 94
sour times: Jul 25 94

looks like they were possibly in a different order in other countries though.

I came THIS close to offering Dexys' Too-Rye-Ay, but "Come On Eileen" wasn't actually its first UK single, and more shockingly, I find that it wasn't even the last track on some copies!?! *brain melts*

Interesting. Is "Sour Times" not the most popular Portishead song in the UK, though? In the US, if you know nothing else by Portishead, you know that song.

The sleeve was done before the song was written & recorded.

paul mccartney - freedom - not listed in book.
the 16th song on a 15 track but it's not hidden - the sticker says "freedom".

inxs - shabooh shoobah
i think "don't change" was the first single ???

today's my birthay.

This album spawned no less than seven charters.

Travelin' Band
Who'll Stop The Rain
Up Around The Bend
Run Through The Jungle
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Long As I Can See The Light
I Heard It Through The Grapevine

But I always thought Lookin' Out My Back Door was the first to be released as a single, granted with Long As I Can See The Light as a b side, which later got it's own airplay. I could be totally wrong though, just going from memory on this one. Great album!

Sonic Youth - "The Diamond Sea" / Washing Machine
Nas - "If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)" / It Was Written
Pulp - "Sunrise" / We Love Life

Beyonce - "Run The World (Girls)" / 4

Green Day - "Oh Love" / ¡Uno!

Grateful Dead: "Truckin'" (American Beauty)

Farrah Abraham - "Finally Getting Up From Rock Bottom" (My Teenage Dream Ended)

^ haha was just gonna mention that!

^ clicked on this thread specificallly to post that

Word Of Mouth by Mike & The Mechanics
Constant Craving by kd lang

Lucky Man by ELP

Destroyer - Bay of Pigs (Kaputt)

ariel pink's "baby" cover (mature themes)

Mr E's Beautiful Blues was the first single off "Daisies of the Galaxy" and was actually so the last track, it was the 'unlisted extra track'

The Eels, obv.

was gonna say C-Murder's "Down for My Ns" but damn it, "Street Thugs" appears after it.

Al Stewart - "Year of the Cat"

"Better Be Home Soon" - Crowded House, Temple of Low Men

Lady Gaga - "Applause" Artpop

Saw this at the record store today, did the research, and it's a kinda-sorta:

Julie Brown - "The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun" Trapped in the Body of A White Girl (It was the more popular b-side to "I Like 'Em Big And Stupid")

Barry White did it a few times. I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby, Let The Music Play and Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up were the lead singles and the last songs on their albums.

The Go-Betweens - Man O' Sand Girl O' Sea from Spring Hill Fair

Madonna - Everybody from her debut

Scritti Politti - The Sweetest Girl from Songs To Remember

The Flaming Lips - Bad Days from Clouds Taste Metallic

Todd Terje - Inspector Norse from It's Album Time

Commodores - Easy from Zoom/Commodores

Lemonade