Strange Glue

"Strange Glue" is a song by Welsh rock group Catatonia. Written by guitarist Owen Powell, it was the band's fourth single to be released from International Velvet and charted at No. 11 on the UK charts.

As a solo artist Cerys later sang Strange Glue merged with the song Galway Shawl in concert.

The controversial b-side, "That's All Folks", was originally intended for the International Velvet album and had appeared on promo copies around the time of "I am the Mob" (but was later replaced by "My Selfish Gene" as the album's closer). The song was a scathing attack on their American label, Warners, written in 1997 when the band feared that they were to be dropped by the label or were to split up.

Irish rock band Aslan recorded a cover of the song, included on their 2009 album, Un'cased.

Catatonia
  • Cerys Matthews
  • Mark Roberts
  • Paul Jones
  • Owen Powell
  • Aled Richards
  • Dafydd Ieuan
  • Clancy Pegg
  • Daisy Hewitt
Studio albums
  • Way Beyond Blue
  • International Velvet
  • Equally Cursed and Blessed
  • Paper Scissors Stone
EPs
  • "For Tinkerbell"
  • "Hooked"
  • "Tourist EP"
  • "A's & B's of Catatonia"
Singles
  • "Whale"
  • "Bleed"
  • "Christmas '95" (fan club vinyl)
  • "Sweet Catatonia"
  • "Lost Cat"
  • "Bleed" (re-issue)
  • "You've Got A Lot To Answer For"
  • "I Am the Mob"
  • "Mulder and Scully"
  • "Road Rage"
  • "Strange Glue"
  • "Game On"
  • "Dead From the Waist Down"
  • "Londinium"
  • "Karaoke Queen"
  • "Storm the Palace" (EP)
  • "Stone by Stone"
Compilations
  • The Sublime Magic of Catatonia
  • The Crai-EPs 1993/1994
  • Greatest Hits
  • Platinum Collection
Related articles
  • Britpop
  • Music of Cardiff
  • Blanco y Negro Records
  • "The Ballad of Tom Jones"

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