Bad Ambassador
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2001 single by The Divine Comedy
| "Bad Ambassador" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Divine Comedy | |
| from the album Regeneration | |
| A-side | "Bad Ambassador", "Bad Ambassador (Live)" |
| B-side | "Edward the Confessor", "U.S.E.", "Pictures of Matchstick Men (Live)", "Sweden (Live)", "Life on Earth (Live)" |
| Released | 2001 |
| Genre | Britpop |
| Length | 3:46 |
| Label | Parlophone/EMI |
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Hannon |
| Producer(s) | Nigel Godrich |
| The Divine Comedy singles chronology | |
|
"Love What You Do" (2001) "Bad Ambassador" (2001) "Perfect Lovesong" (2001) | |
"Bad Ambassador" is a song by the Divine Comedy. It was released as the second single from the album Regeneration . A live version of the track serves as the A-side on the second CD single.
CD-ROM content on the first disc includes the promotional video. Filmed in black and white, it features a Bigfoot working in a paper factory and dreaming of a better life with a co-worker.
The four live tracks from the second CD and 7" were recorded at Oxford Brookes University on 21 March 2001. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" is a cover version of the Status Quo song from 1968.
Track listing
[edit ]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Ambassador" | |
| 2. | "Life on Earth" (Live) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Ambassador" | |
| 2. | "Edward the Confessor" | |
| 3. | "U.S.E." |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Ambassador" (Live) | |
| 2. | "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Live) | |
| 3. | "Sweden" (Live) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Ambassador" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Ambassador" |