"This Strange Effect" is a song written by Ray Davies of The Kinks, and released first by Dave Berry in July 1965.[1] The single was released in the United States in September 1965. It reached No.1 in the Netherlands,[1] but peaked at No.37 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
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"This Strange Effect" | ||||
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Single by Dave Berry | ||||
B-side | "Now" | |||
Released | 2 July 1965 | |||
Recorded | June 1965 | |||
Studio | Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:28 | |||
Label | Decca F12188 (UK) London 45-9781 (USA) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Smith | |||
Dave Berry singles chronology | ||||
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A studio recording was never officially released by The Kinks, but live recordings exist. An in-studio BBC recording by the Kinks from August 1965 was released in 2001 on BBC Sessions 1964-1977.[1]
Bill Wyman covered the track for his 1992 album Stuff.[3] This version can also be found on A Stone Alone: The Solo Anthology 1974-2002.[4]
"This Strange Effect" | ||||
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Single by Hooverphonic | ||||
from the album Blue Wonder Power Milk | ||||
B-side | "Various remixes" | |||
Released | 1998 | |||
Genre | Trip hop | |||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
Producer(s) | Hooverphonic, Mark Plati | |||
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Belgian band, Hooverphonic, covered the song in 1998 for their album, Blue Wonder Power Milk.[1] Their version of "This Strange Effect" was released as a single and was featured in the American television advertisement for the Motorola SLVR.
Another cover was recorded in 2006 by Finnish band The Others, aka 22PP, for their album Monochromeset.
A version of the song also appears on the 1999 Thievery Corporation compilation album, Abductions and Reconstructions.[5]
Squeeze covered the song on the deluxe edition of their 2015 album, Cradle to the Grave.[6]
In 2009, Northern Irish pop punk/new wave band, The Undertones covered "This Strange Effect" for Onder Invloed, a project by Dutch journalist Matthijs van der Ven, which showcases various musicians from all over the world covering their favourite songs.[citation needed]
Steve Wynn also covered the track.[1]
In 2017, Apple began running television advertising for the iPhone featuring the cover version of this song performed by The Shacks.
A cover version performed by Unloved appeared in the third series of Killing Eve.[7]
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