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"Dead from the Waist Down"
"Dead from the Waist Down"
Single by Catatonia
from the album Equally Cursed and Blessed
Released	29 March 1999
Studio	Monnow Valley (Rockfield, Wales)
Length	4:16
Label	Blanco y Negro
Songwriter(s)	Mark Roberts, Catatonia
Producer(s)	TommyD, Catatonia
Catatonia singles chronology

"Dead from the Waist Down" is a song by Welsh rock band Catatonia, taken from their third studio album, Equally Cursed and Blessed. It was written by Mark Roberts with Catatonia and produced by the band and TommyD. Released on 29 March 1999, the song reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart and was the band's only song to chart in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 44.

Recording and release

The first version of "Dead from the Waist Down" was recorded by Mark Roberts of Catatonia on a DPS12 hard disk recorder, while the band was on an American tour. It featured Roberts playing a guitar, as well as rough ideas for the chorus. He had written the song about being on tour in Los Angeles, and having members of the band's entourage who weren't enjoying themselves. It was combined with singer Cerys Matthews' idea to develop a song suitable for BBC Radio 2 and her mother. It was then recorded for the Equally Cursed and Blessed album at Monnow Valley Studios in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales.^[2]

Track listings

UK, European, and Australian CD single^[3]^[4]

"Dead from the Waist Down" – 3:51
"Branding a Mountain" – 1:56
"Bad Bad Boy" – 2:46

UK 7-inch and cassette single^[5]^[6]

"Dead from the Waist Down" – 3:51 (3:40 on 7-inch)
"Branding a Mountain" – 1:56

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Equally Cursed and Blessed album booklet.^[7]

Studios

Recorded at Monnow Valley Studios (Rockfield, Wales)
Mixed at Whitfield Street Studios (London, England)

Personnel

Catatonia – writing, production
- Mark Roberts – writing
TommyD – production, mixing
Joe Gibb – engineering
Roland Herrington – mixing

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	56
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	34
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	44
Scotland (OCC)^[11]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	7

References

^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 29 March, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 27 March 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "TOMMY D: Recording Catatonia's 'Dead from the Waist Down'". Sound on Sound. May 1999. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ Dead from the Waist Down (UK CD single liner notes). Catatonia. Blanco y Negro Records. 1999. NEG115CD, 3984270919.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Dead from the Waist Down (European & Australian CD single liner notes). Catatonia. Blanco y Negro Records. 1999. 3984270912.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Dead from the Waist Down (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Catatonia. Blanco y Negro Records. 1999. NEG 115, 3984270927.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Dead from the Waist Down (UK cassette single sleeve). Catatonia. Blanco y Negro Records. 1999. NEG115C, 3984270924.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Equally Cursed and Blessed (UK CD album booklet). Catatonia. Blanco y Negro Records. 1999. 3984 270942.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 52.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 16. 17 April 1999. p. 9. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Catatonia – Dead from the Waist Down". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 July 2021.