The Beautiful Occupation
| "The Beautiful Occupation" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Single by Travis | ||||
| from the album 12 Memories | ||||
| B-side | "The Score", "I Don't Mean To Get High", "Distraction", "Back in the Day" |
|||
| Released | 15 December 2003 | |||
| Format | CD single, 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | Late 2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Independiente | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Fran Healy | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Orchard, Travis, Tchad Blake | |||
| Travis singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
"The Beautiful Occupation" is the second single from Scottish indie rock band Travis' fourth studio album, 12 Memories. The single peaked at #48 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their worst performing single to date. The song was written by frontman Fran Healy and is a reflection of the anti-war sentiments of the War on Iraq, also carrying serious criticism to the invasion itself.
"The Beautiful Occupation" is available free at the Peace Not War site.
...
Wikipedia