Pearl's Girl
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"Pearl's Girl" is the title of several 1996 single releases and a song by Underworld
Underworld (band)
Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...

, from their album Second Toughest in the Infants
Second Toughest in the Infants
Second Toughest in the Infants is the fourth album by Underworld, and the second in their classic "MK2" lineup with Darren Emerson. With this album, Underworld expanded on their progressive palette, while developing their signature sound of abrasive beats and anthemic melodies...

. The single peaked on the UK Singles Chart at #22. The song title comes from the name of a racing greyhound.

UK triple 12-inch/double CD

  1. "Pearl's Girl (Short)" - 3:50
  2. "Oich Oich" - 8:33
  3. "Cherry Pie" - 8:22
  4. "Pearl's Girl (Carp Dreams...Koi)" - 10:07
  5. "Mosaic" - 5:01
  6. "Deep Arch" - 8:24

US CD

  1. "Pearl's Girl (Tin There) – 8:07
  2. "Pearl's Girl" (14996 version) – 8:50
  3. "Puppies" – 3:51
  4. "Oich Oich" – 8:30
  5. "Cherry Pie" – 8:18
  6. "Pearl's Girl" (edit) – 4:22
  7. "Pearl's Girl" (album version) – 9:35
  8. "Mosaic" – 4:58
  9. "Deep Arch" – 8:22

Appearances

  • "Pearl's Girl" appears on Second Toughest in the Infants
    Second Toughest in the Infants
    Second Toughest in the Infants is the fourth album by Underworld, and the second in their classic "MK2" lineup with Darren Emerson. With this album, Underworld expanded on their progressive palette, while developing their signature sound of abrasive beats and anthemic melodies...

    .
  • The 9:37 version appears on the first CD soundtrack
    The Saint (soundtrack)
    The Saint: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack was the soundtrack to the 1997 movie The Saint.This soundtrack featuring Duran Duran, Sneaker Pimps, Orbital, Moby, Fluke, Luscious Jackson, The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Daft Punk, David Bowie, Superior, Dreadzone, Duncan Sheik, and...

     to the 1997 movie The Saint
    The Saint (film)
    The Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint." The film stars Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija...

    ; The Saint: Music from the Motion Picture, Virgin Records, 1997.
  • "Pearl's Girl" was the third track on the 1997 compilation album MTV's Amp
    MTV's Amp (album)
    Amp is a 1997 electronic album produced by the late-night show, MTV's Amp. It features many of the bigger hits in America, including tracks from the Chemical Brothers and Crystal Method.- Track listing :...

    .
  • "Tin There" appears on the WipE'out" 2097 soundtrack.
  • "Pearl's Girl" was featured on Q magazine
    Q (magazine)
    Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...

    's (UK) Essential Dance CD in 2001.

Use in film, TV and radio soundtracks

  • "Pearl's Girl" is one of the tracks heard on the bad guys' car stereo when they are in pursuit of Simon Templer (Val Kilmer) and Dr Emma Russell (Elizabeth Shue) in The Saint
    The Saint (film)
    The Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint." The film stars Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija...

    . Director Philip Noyce mixed Graeme Revell's original score with source music heard on radios throughout various points in the film.
  • "Pearl's Girl" was used as the theme music for the Channel 4 drama series Psychos. It was set in a mental ward and featured the late Nicholas Clay among the cast.
  • In 1998 "Pearl's Girl" was used as the backing track to Radio 1's Newsbeat, giving a cutting-edge feel to the fast-moving news programme. The words were edited out. The drum sounds were played in a continuous loop until the end of each bulletin.
  • In February 2010, "Pearl's Girl" was used in an Channel 4 advert for drama series The Good Wife.
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