"Been It" is a song by Swedish band the Cardigans, released from their third studio album, First Band on the Moon. In additional to reaching number 56 on the UK Singles Chart, the song also became an alternative hit in Canada, climbing to number nine on the RPM Alternative 30.

"Been It"
Single by the Cardigans
from the album First Band on the Moon
B-side"Blah Blah Blah"
Released25 November 1996 (1996-11-25)
StudioTambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)[1]
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tore Johansson
The Cardigans singles chronology
"Lovefool"
(1996)
"Been It"
(1996)
"Your New Cuckoo"
(1996)

Formats and track listings

All songs were written by Nina Persson and Peter Svensson.

  • German CD single[2]
  1. "Been It" (censored radio edit) – 3:41
  2. "Blah Blah Blah" – 2:58
  • European, UK, and Australia CD single[3]
  1. "Been It" (censored radio edit) – 3:41
  2. "Been It" (radio edit) – 3:40
  3. "Blah Blah Blah" – 2:58
  4. "Losers" (first try) – 3:15
  • UK limited-edition 7-inch single[4]
A. "Been It" (censored radio edit) – 3:41
B. "Been It" (radio edit) – 3:40
  • US 12-inch single[5]
  1. "Been It" (Tee's Freeze mix) – 6:59
  2. "Been It" (Tee's Inhouse vocal) – 6:15
  3. "Lovefool" (Tee's Indeep mix) – 7:56
  4. "Lovefool" (Tee's Freeze club) – 7:10
  • Canadian and US CD single[6]
  1. "Been It" (Tee's Freeze mix) – 6:59
  2. "Been It" (Tee's Inhouse vocal) – 6:16
  3. "Been It" (album version) – 4:06
  4. "Lovefool" (Tee's Indeep mix) – 7:58
  5. "Lovefool" (Tee's Freeze club) – 7:10

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of First Band on the Moon.[7]

Musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (1996–1997)Peak
position
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[8]9
Scotland (OCC)[9]54
UK Singles (OCC)[10]56

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom25 November 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
Stockholm[11]
United States22 April 1997Contemporary hit radioMercury[12]
24 June 1997CD[13]

References

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