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1996 single by the Beautiful South
"
Don't Marry Her
" is a song by English
pop rock
group
the Beautiful South
and the opening track on their fifth studio album,
Blue Is the Colour
(1996).
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It was written by
Paul Heaton
and
Dave Rotheray
, and produced by
Jon Kelly
. Vocalist
Jacqui Abbott
begs a man to run away with her from the woman he is going to marry and attempts to sway him by describing what she thinks married life with the other woman will be like, painting an uninviting picture. Released on 2 December 1996 by
Go! Discs
, the single peaked at number eight on the
UK Singles Chart
and was
certified
platinum by the
British Phonographic Industry
.
Background
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The song's lyrics were substantially altered for the release as a single ? changing from "Don't marry her, fuck me" to "Don't marry her, have me", and with "sweaty
bollocks
" becoming "
Sandra Bullocks
". The song spent 10 weeks on the
UK Singles Chart
, peaking at number eight, and also charted within the lower reaches of several European charts. The single version appears on the best of album
Solid Bronze: Great Hits
, while
Soup
features the original album version.
Critical reception
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Jennifer Nine from
Melody Maker
noted the "gleefully repetitive chorus" in the "syrup-and-venom" song.
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A reviewer from
Music Week
gave "Don't Marry Her" three out of five, writing, "Some strong guitar riffs appear in this
country
-tinged follow up to their huge radio hit '
Rotterdam
', but
Jacqueline Abbot
's vocal will be too saccharine for some ears."
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Track listings
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- "Don't Marry Her"
- "God Bless the Child"
- "Without Her"
- "Don't Marry Her"
- "Dream a Little Dream"
- "Les yeux ouverts"
- "Don't Marry Her"
- "Dream a Little Dream"
- "God Bless the Child"
Charts
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Certifications
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References
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