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Blur, an English rock band formed in London in 1988, consists of Damon Albarn (vocals), Graham Coxon (guitar), Alex James (bass), and Dave Rowntree (drums). Rising to prominence in the early 1990s, they became one of the defining bands of the Britpop movement, engaging in a high-profile rivalry with Oasis that fueled mainstream interest in British alternative rock. Their discography includes nine studio albums: Leisure (1991), Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999), Think Tank (2003), The Magic Whip (2015), and The Ballad of Darren (2023).
The band’s most commercially successful period came with Parklife, which won Best British Album at the 1995 Brit Awards, while “Country House” from The Great Escape marked their first UK No. 1 single. Internationally, “Song 2” became their biggest hit, earning them a following in the United States. Blur has won multiple Brit Awards, including the Outstanding Contribution to Music honor in 2012, and remains one of the most influential British bands of the past three decades.
Complete List Of Blur Songs From A to Z
(A)
1992 – 13 (1999)
1 – Blur 21 (2012)
3 – Blur 21 (2012)
7 Days – Music Is My Radar (2000)
A Song – Charmless Man (1996)
A Spell (For Money) – Beetlebum (1997)
Advert – Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Alex’s Song – End of a Century (1994)
All We Want – Tender (1999)
All Your Life – Beetlebum (1997)
Always – Blur 21 (2012)
Ambulance – Think Tank (2003)
Anniversary Waltz – Girls & Boys (1994)
Avoid the Traffic – Blur 21 (2012)
(B)
B.L.U.R.E.M.I. – 13 (1999)
Bad Day – Leisure (1991)
Badgeman Brown – Popscene (1992)
Badhead – Parklife (1994)
Bang – Leisure (1991)
Bank Holiday – Parklife (1994)
Battery In Your Leg – Think Tank (2003)
Battle – 13 (1999)
Beachcoma – For Tomorrow (1993)
Beached Whale – Blur 21 (2012)
Beagle 2 – No Distance Left to Run (1999)
Beard – Parklife (1994)
Beetlebum – Blur (1997)
Berserk – Bang (1991)
Best Days – The Great Escape (1995)
Birthday – Leisure (1991)
Black Book – Music Is My Radar (2000)
Blue Jeans – Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Blurred – Blurred (1996)
Bored Housewives – Blur 21 (2012)
Bone Bag – For Tomorrow (1993)
Brothers and Sisters – Think Tank (2003)
Bugman – 13 (1999)
Bustin’ + Dronin’ – Song 2 (1997)
(C)
Caramel – 13 (1999)
Caravan – Think Tank (2003)
Charmless Man – The Great Escape (1995)
Chemical World – Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Chinese Bombs – Blur (1997)
Close – Close (Fan club single) (1998)
Clover Over Dover – Parklife (1997)
Coffee & TV – 13 (1999)
Colin Zeal – Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Colours – Colours (Fan club single) (2003)
Come Together – Leisure (1991)
Commercial Break – Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) (hidden track)
Coping – Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Country House – The Great Escape (1995)
Country Sad Ballad Man – Blur (1997)
Cowboy Song – Dead Man on Campus soundtrack (1999)
Coyote – Coffee & TV (1999)
Crazy Beat – Think Tank (2003)
Cross Channel Love – Blur 21 (2012) (recorded 1994 or 1995)
(D)
Dan Abnormal – The Great Escape (1995)
Dancehall – Beetlebum (1997)
Day Upon Day – There’s No Other Way (1991)
Death of a Party – Blur (1997)
Death Metal – Unreleased (1999)
Dizzy – Sunday Sunday (1993)
Don’t Be – Crazy Beat (2003)
Don’t Bomb When You Are the Bomb – Don’t Bomb When You Are the Bomb (2002)
Down – She’s So High (1990)
(E)
Eine Kleine Lift Musik – The Help Album (1995)
End of a Century – Parklife (1994)
Entertain Me – The Great Escape (1995)
Ernold Same – The Great Escape (1995)
Es Schmect – Chemical World (1993)
Essex Dogs – Blur (1997)
Sir Elton John’s Cock – Blur 21 (2012) (recorded 2002)
Explain – Bang (1991)
(F)
Fade Away – The Great Escape (1995)
Far Out – Parklife (1994)
Fed Up – Unreleased (1989)
Fool – Leisure (1991)
Fool’s Day – Fool’s Day (2010)
For Old Time’s Sake – Unreleased (intended for Sunday Sunday) (1993)
For Tomorrow – Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
French Song – Tender (1999)
Fried – Sunday Sunday (1993)
(G)
About The Author
Brian Kachejian
Brian Kachejian was born in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx. He is the founder and Editor in Chief of ClassicRockHistory.com. He has spent thirty years in the music business often working with many of the people who have appeared on this site. Brian Kachejian also holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Stony Brook University along with New York State Public School Education Certifications in Music and Social Studies. Brian Kachejian is also an active member of the New York Press.