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"Demons" is the fourth and final single from Super Furry Animals' album Radiator. It reached #27 on the UK Singles Chart on its release in November 1997.[1]

"Demons"
Single by Super Furry Animals
from the album Radiator
Released	24 November 1997
Length	5:13
Label	Creation Records
Songwriter(s)	Super Furry Animals
Producer(s)	Gorwel Owen, Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals singles chronology
"Play It Cool" (1997) "Demons" (1997) "Northern Lites" (1999)

Release and critical reception

"Demons" was released on CD, cassette and 7" on 24 November 1997 and reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The cover art is the last in a series of five Pete Fowler paintings commissioned by the band for Radiator and its singles. Fowler's art was inspired by "Demons" and depicts "the unholy tribes of the undead" according to Record Collector.[2] The packaging of the single features the Welsh language quote "Esmwyth! Esmwyth! Dim blewyn o'i le!", which roughly translates into English as "Smooth! Smooth! Not a hair out of place!".[3] It is the last single by the group to contain such a quote, bringing to an end a practise that started with their debut single "Hometown Unicorn". The track was included on the band's 'greatest hits' compilation album Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1, issued in 2004.[4]

Music video

The video was filmed in Colombia. It shows humanist scenes of everyday life, with the band observing and sometimes casually interacting with the locals.

Cover versions

Shy Nobleman performed a cover of the song translated to Hebrew as "Shedim" ( שדים )as part of his 2013 album My Day is a Dream. Manfred Mann's Earth Band combined the song with Prefab Sprout's song "Dragons" to produce a new song titled "Demons and Dragons".

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Hot Press	Ireland	Singles of the year 1997[5]	1997	30
Q	United Kingdom	1010 Songs You Must Own!: Indie - Singles[6]	2004	*

* denotes an unordered list

Track listing

All songs by Super Furry Animals.

• CD (CRESCD283)

1. "Demons" – 5:13
2. "Hit and Run" – 3:31
3. "Carry the Can" – 4:47

• MC (CRES283), 7" poster pack (CRE283)

1. "Demons" – 5:13
2. "Hit and Run" – 3:31

Personnel

• Gruff Rhys – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Huw Bunford – guitar
• Guto Pryce – bass guitar
• Cian Ciaran – keyboards
• Dafydd Ieuan – drums
• Les Morrison - Banjo
• Gorwel Owen - E-bow, samples
• Martin Smith - trumpet

Singles chart positions

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[1]	27

References

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