A Triumph for Man

A Triumph for Man
Studio album by
Released2 April 1997
GenreAlternative rock, indie pop, post-rock, shoegazing
Length46:59
LabelExlibris Musik
ProducerMew, Damon Tutunjian
Mew chronology
A Triumph for Man
(1997)
Half the World Is Watching Me
(2000)
Singles from A Triumph for Man
  1. "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)"
    Released: March 1997
  2. "She Came Home for Christmas"
    Released: 1997
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A Triumph for Man is the first studio album by Danish band Mew, released in April 1997 by the Danish record label Exlibris Musik.

Only 2,000 copies of the album were printed initially and prices for an original copy have reached upwards of US$200 on auction site eBay.[1]

On 18 September 2006 A Triumph for Man was re-released along with a CD with bonus material, including demos and acoustic versions of songs.

Track listing

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  1. "Wheels over Me" – 2:33
  2. "Beautiful Balloon" – 4:27
  3. "Wherever" – 5:56
  4. "Panda" – 4:11
  5. "Then I Run" – 3:53
  6. "Life Is Not Distant" – 1:08
  7. "No Shadow Kick" – 3:06
  8. "Snowflake" – 3:30
  9. "She Came Home for Christmas" – 4:54
  10. "Pink Monster" – 0:46
  11. "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (for You)" – 2:19
  12. "How Things Turn out to Be" – 0:44
  13. "Web" – 4:34
  14. "Coffee Break" – 4:37

2006 reissue bonus disc

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  1. "Studio Snippet #1" – 0:31
  2. "Say You're Sorry" (ATFM Session) – 6:09
  3. "Beautiful Balloon" (acoustic) – 4:15
  4. "Web" (demo) – 5:42
  5. "Chinese Gun" (demo) – 3:06
  6. "Studio Snippet #2" – 0:30
  7. "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)" (demo) – 1:43
  8. "Wheels over Me" (demo) – 2:48
  9. "Superfriends" (demo) – 4:40

Personnel

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Singles

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Mew only released one proper single from their first album, "She Came Home for Christmas". However a promo-single "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)" was released in March 1997, before the album.

Year Single
1997 "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (for You)"
"She Came Home for Christmas"

References

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  1. ^ "Mew". MTV.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-19.