Listening to other albums out there, usually around the middle a general sound has been established and a few 'not so good' tracks slip in.

With my album approaching the middle I wanted to shock the listener with something completely off the wall. At the same time I wanted to introduce some instrumental tracks - starting with shorter numbers - to prepare the listener for the grand instrumental finale. Any particular precedent? Well Oasis did sneak some brief instrumentals into Morning Glory but their finale was Champagne Supernova which has lyrics. The Oasis instrumentals are enjoyable but throw-away (remove them and the album doesn't suffer). My instrumentals however integral and - following the rule of three - build towards the finale.

So where did this little ditty come from? It goes back to 1995 or 1996, I was at college and had my first exposure to producing music on a computer using MIDI. The tune is fundamentally a learning experiement which I liked so much I decided to keep.

Notice the drum pattern which opens the tune? Does it sound familiar at all? It should do; it's Queen's We Will Rock You on different instruments! From there the chords and melody came together very quickly in a similar style to other later instrumentals. I'm not sure where the title came from, it was just a random phrase that popped into my head. Early drafts of this found their way onto a demo single as a B side to Lost Again. 

During the major re-work of the recordings for the Just Me album this track was left fairly late. It was simple and I knew it inside out and back to front. Initially I used very obscure instruments, but later on I spent a lot of money on orchestral sounds and Chris suggested using them. The later stages feature a Cello counter melody which is entirely Chris' work. 

Only one instrument is a live recording; Chris playing a very high guitar part on the same national tuning guitar used for the previous number (Did I Mean Nothing To You). This was again Chris' suggestion because I hadn't used any instruments which made him think of the Andes!

In the final stretch of the Just Me sessions, Chris and myself spent a surprising amount of time polishing this one off. It's very much the product of Chris and myself, although Jim Murphy had some early production cues as did Dan.

As well as surprising the listener with a sudden style change this number also leads very well into the next track which also starts with a drum pattern. Dan wanted me to change the tempo to match the following track, but I felt very comfortable where it was... and the next number's very close anyhow. 

Final comment? Well as Dan describes it, this one is definitely off the wall!