13
Album by Blur
Released	15 March 1999
Recorded	Summer-Autumn 1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	64:09
Label	Food/EMI
Producer(s)	William Orbit Except "Trailerpark": Produced by Blur
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone 04/01/99 Pitchfork Media (9.1/10) link
Blur chronology
Bustin' + Dronin' (1998)	13 (1999)	10 Year Anniversary Box Set (1999)

13 is the sixth album by English rock band Blur, first released in 1999. It reached #1 in the UK album chart, while making #80 in the US. The album is named after the band's recording studio but there are also 13 tracks on the album. It is their first album without the production of major contributor Stephen Street. This album sees the band moving further away from their Britpop past into more cerebral and denser musical territory. "Tender", "Coffee + TV" and "No Distance Left to Run" were all single successes from 13. Image File history File links Blur13. ... 33â…“ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... Blur are an English rock band. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For other senses of this word, see Summer (disambiguation). ... Fall redirects here. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] (also simply called alternative) were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands on independent record labels that didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Kensington in London, in the United Kingdom. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... William Orbit 1999 William Orbit (sometimes written as William Ørbit, born on 30 July 1956, as William Wainwright) is a British musician and record producer, best known to the public for producing Madonnas album Ray of Light, which received two Grammy-awards. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Star*.svg Summary A golden star. ... Image File history File links Star*.svg Summary A golden star. ... Image File history File links Star*.svg Summary A golden star. ... Image File history File links Star½.svg Summary A golden half star, same as Image:Star. ... Image File history File links Star-.svg Summary A gray semitransparent five-point star, same as Image:Star. ... Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music, politics and popular culture. ... Image File history File links Star*.svg Summary A golden star. ... Image File history File links Star*.svg Summary A golden star. ... Image File history File links Star*.svg Summary A golden star. ... Image File history File links Star½.svg Summary A golden half star, same as Image:Star. ... Image File history File links Star-.svg Summary A gray semitransparent five-point star, same as Image:Star. ... Pitchfork logo Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a U.S.-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Blur are an English rock band. ... Bustin + Dronin is a remix compilation/live album by the band Blur. ... 10 Year Anniversary Box Set is a box set by the band Blur released in limited quantities on August 17, 1999. ... 33â…“ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... Blur are an English rock band. ... Stephen Street is a music producer best known for his work with The Smiths in the 1980s and Blur in the 1990s. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock and cultural movement which gained popularity in Great Britain in the mid 1990s, characterised by the prominence of bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Tender is a song by the band Blur. ... No Distance Left to Run is a song by Blur. ...

The album is inspired by Damon Albarn's severing with Elastica singer Justine Frischmann as well as the former's battle with drug and alcoholic addictions, provoked by this. Two of the singles - "Tender" and "No Distance Left to Run" show Albarn's suffering from this as well as his love for Frischmann. Albarn performing at a Blur concert. ... Elastica, Circa 1996 Elastica were a Britpop band who were popular in the 1990s, formed by Justine Frischmann after leaving Suede in 1991. ... Justine Frischmann (born 16th September 1969) is a British singer and guitarist best known as the lead singer of Britpop band Elastica. ... Tender is a song by the band Blur. ... No Distance Left to Run is a song by Blur. ...

The album cover is a portion of an oil painting by Graham Coxon called Apprentice. The album's singles also have cover art by Coxon. The numbers 1 and 3 have been painted so they also form the letter 'B' - presumably for 'Blur'. Graham Coxon singing in the video to Blurs Tender Graham Coxon (born Graham Leslie Coxon on 12 March 1969, in Hanover, West Germany) is best known as the former guitarist in the British band Blur. ...

In 2004, the album was packaged with 2003's Think Tank in a limited edition box set as part of EMI's "2CD Originals" collection. Think Tank is the seventh studio album by English rock band Blur, released in May 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... A box set (or boxed set) refers to one or more musical recordings, movies and television programs that are contained in a box made generally out of cardboard. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Kensington in London, in the United Kingdom. ...

Track listing

All tracks written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree. Albarn performing at a Blur concert. ... Graham Coxon singing in the video to Blurs Tender Graham Coxon (born Graham Leslie Coxon on 12 March 1969, in Hanover, West Germany) is best known as the former guitarist in the British band Blur. ... Alex James, 2003 James was part of The Idlers University Challenge team in 2005 Steven Alexander James (born on 21 November 1968 in Bournemouth, England), popularly known as Alex James, is the bass player in the band Blur, and one of the members of Fat Les. ... Dave Rowntree (born David Rowntree on 8 May 1964, in Colchester, Essex, England) is best known as the drummer in the band Blur. ...

1. "Tender" – 7:40
2. "Bugman" – 4:47
3. "Coffee + TV" – 5:58 (music video)
4. "Swamp Song" – 4:36
5. "1992" – 5:29
6. "B.L.U.R.E.M.I." – 2:52
7. "Battle" – 7:43
8. "Mellow Song" – 3:56
9. "Trailerpark" – 4:26
10. "Caramel" – 7:38
11. "Trimm Trabb" – 5:37
12. "No Distance Left to Run" – 3:27
13. "Optigan 1" – 2:34
14. "I Got Law (Demo)" [Japan bonus track]