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| "Fill Her Up" | |
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| Song by Sting | |
| from the album Brand New Day | |
| Released | 27 September 1999[1][2] |
| Recorded | June 1998−June 1999[3][4] |
| Genre | Country • Rock |
| Length | 5:39 |
| Label | A&M |
| Songwriter(s) | Sting |
| Producer(s) | Sting • Kipper |
"Fill Her Up" is a song by Sting from his 1999 album Brand New Day.
Composition and lyrics
[edit]The song is about James Taylor in the role of a filling station attendant who is in love with a woman in the passenger seat of a car, but the man driving is protective and doesn't want the attendant to talk to the woman, so the attendant makes up scenarios in his head. As Sting told American magazine Billboard about the song: "this poor young guy, played by James Taylor, has all sorts of larcenous, hot-blooded scenarios in his head, and his whole interior life gets played out as he goes down this angry path-until he suddenly sees the light. Meanwhile, the listener is sympathetic, because when you're young and love is new, you can exhaust the very idea of love-or lust-in your own head before a single real thing ever occurs!"[5]
Reception
[edit]Classic Rock Review said that this is where the album took it's "biggest left turn with a lyric heavy Western arrangement with catchy melodies and rhythm".[6] Although there is no mention of the song in the AllMusic review of Brand New Day, nor is there a review of the song, It has been listed as a highlight of the album on AllMusic.[7]
Personnel
[edit]- Sting – bass, lead and background vocals, guitar synthesizer, songwriting
- James Taylor – lead vocals
- Tawatha Agee, Dennis Collins, Janice Pendarvis, Althea Rodgers, Marlon Saunders, Vaneese Thomas, Darryl Tookes, Ken Thomas – background vocals
- Dominic Miller – guitar
- B.J. Cole – pedal steel guitar
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Dave Hartley – hammond organ
- Ettamri Mustapha – darbuka
- Kipper – keyboards, programming
References
[edit]- ^ "Bitz of Biz". The Sunday Mirror. No. Features. London, England. 1999-09-12. p. 4.
Sting is releasing a new single tomorrow, Brand New Day, which will be followed by an album of the same name on 27 September.
- ^ Gould, Phil (1999-11-22). "Sting in the New Millennium". Western Daily Press. Bristol, England. p. 7.
Brand New Day, his first album since Mercury Falling in 1996, showcases an eclectic mix of faultless pop songs and is released on Monday.
- ^ "Audio Media with Simon Osborne". sting.com. 1 October 1999. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Amusement Business". sting.com. 17 August 1999. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Sting. "Interview: BILLBOARD (1999)". Sting.com. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ "Brand New Day by Sting". Classic Rock Review. 2019-12-28. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ Brand New Day - Sting | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-12-20
- ^ Fill Her Up by Sting on Apple Music, 1999-09-24, retrieved 2024-12-19