I Took Her Love for Granted
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"I Took Her Love for Granted" is a single by British
indie rock
band Hefner
. It was released in compact disc
and 7" vinyl record formats by Too Pure
in 1999, and was the third single from the band's album The Fidelity Wars
.
The single was noted due to its John Hardwick
-directed music video, which featured the members of the band running through a South London park wearing flesh-colored anatomically correct nude suits.
The b-side "To Hide a Little Thought" is a cover of the Jonathan Richman
song, recorded for the BBC
.
United Kingdom
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indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Hefner
Hefner (band)
Hefner were a British indie rock and "urban folk" band formed in east London in 1995. They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a strong supporter of theirs....
. It was released in compact disc
Compact Disc
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and 7" vinyl record formats by Too Pure
Too Pure
Too Pure is a London-based independent record label that was formed in 1990 by Richard Roberts and Paul Cox.-History:Too Pure started off as a small experimental label and had built their reputation by releasing primarily alternative/independent music which they felt was being ignored by the major...
in 1999, and was the third single from the band's album The Fidelity Wars
The Fidelity Wars
The Fidelity Wars is the second full-length album by British indie rock band Hefner. Recorded in London over a period of twelve days at Roundhouse Studios, it was released in 1999 on Too Pure.It was reissued by lead singer Darren Hayman in 2008....
.
The single was noted due to its John Hardwick
John Hardwick
John Hardwick is a television, film and theatre director whose projects have been produced by companies such as Film4, BBC, Warp, Kudos, Channel4 and BFI.- Biography :...
-directed music video, which featured the members of the band running through a South London park wearing flesh-colored anatomically correct nude suits.
The b-side "To Hide a Little Thought" is a cover of the Jonathan Richman
Jonathan Richman
Jonathan Michael Richman is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970 he founded The Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key, generally acoustic backing...
song, recorded for the BBC
BBC
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.
Track listing
The single was released in two formats. The compact disc version includes the below tracklist, the 7" the first two songs.- "I Took Her Love for Granted"
- "A Belly Full of Babies"
- "To Hide a Little Thought"