"Game On" | ||||
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UK single release
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Single by Catatonia | ||||
from the album International Velvet | ||||
Released | 1998 | |||
Format | CD, 7" vinyl, cassette | |||
Genre | Alternative Rock | |||
Length | 4:02(single edit) | |||
Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
Writer(s) | Cerys Matthews/Mark Roberts | |||
Producer(s) | TommyD/Catatonia | |||
Catatonia singles chronology | ||||
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"Game On" is a song recorded by the Welsh band Catatonia, taken from their second studio album, International Velvet. It was written by band members Cerys Matthews and Mark Roberts, and produced by TommyD and the band generally. Commercially, the song only charted in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 33.
"Game On" was the fourth single release from Catatonia's second studio album, International Velvet. Earlier releases from the album had included "Mulder and Scully", which became the break-out song for the band, and "Road Rage" which was nominated for best song at the Brit Awards, the Ivor Novello Awards, and won at the Q Awards.
"Game On" was released in the UK on 26 October 1998, where it peaked in 33rd position in the UK Singles Chart. As with the majority of the songs from International Velvet, it had been produced by TommyD. The record company was unhappy with the performance of the single, but they looked ahead to sales of tickets for several large shows coming up for Catatonia as well as the third studio album.
When International Velvet was first released, the review in the Daily Mail newspaper highlighted both "Road Rage" and "Game On" as potential hit singles. In a roundup of the album releases in 1998 for The People newspaper, "Game On", "Don't Need the Sunshine" and "Strange Glue" were called "fantastic examples of how mainstream music does not have to be about bare chests and short skirts". However, not all reviews were positive. When Catatonia Greatest Hits was released in 2002, "Game On" was described as "filler" in a review on BBC Wales.