Tender (song)

"Tender"
Single by Blur
from the album 13
B-side
  • "All We Want"
  • "Mellow Jam"
  • "French Song"
Released17 February 1999 (1999-02-17)
Recorded1998[1]
Genre
Length
  • 7:40 (album version)
  • 4:30 (radio edit)
LabelFood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)William Orbit
Blur singles chronology
"M.O.R."
(1997)
"Tender"
(1999)
"Coffee & TV"
(1999)
Audio sample
Music video
"Tender" on YouTube

"Tender" is a song by English rock band Blur from their sixth studio album, 13 (1999). Written by the four band members about Blur frontman Damon Albarn's breakup with musician turned painter Justine Frischmann, the song was released in Japan on 17 February 1999 and in the United Kingdom on 22 February as the album's lead single.

"Tender" became Blur's 11th top-10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, debuting and peaking at number two the week after its release. It also reached the top 20 in Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, and Spain.

  1. ^ Power 2013, p. 301.
  2. ^ Sharp, Stephanie (24 February 2013). "10 Great Songs with Gospel Choirs". Paste. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ Barker, Emily (31 January 2014). "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 200-101". NME. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

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