Spaceman (Harry Nilsson song)

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"Spaceman"
Single by Nilsson
from the album Son of Schmilsson
B-side"Turn on Your Radio"
Released4 September 1972 (US); 14 September 1972 (UK)
RecordedMarch–April 1972
StudioTrident Studios and Apple Studio, London, England
GenrePop rock
Length3:33
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Harry Nilsson
Producer(s)Richard Perry
Nilsson singles chronology
"You're Breaking My Heart"
(1972)
"Spaceman"
(1972)
"Remember (Christmas)"
(1972)

"Spaceman" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, released on his 1972 album Son of Schmilsson.

One of the highlights on Son of Schmilsson, with its dramatic opening fanfare and a cross between folk with a heavy R&B rhythm, the song explains the desire and downfall of the narrator, who wished to be a spaceman and now wants to go back to Earth but is stuck in space.

The song was one of the three Nilsson's songs that became a hit of the year, the other two being "Remember (Christmas)" and "You're Breaking My Heart".

Arranger Paul Buckmaster said that he asked Nilsson if he could put a string section on the song, and Nilsson agreed. Buckmaster brought more than strings: He included the medieval instruments shawm and sackbut. He said that someone named Moxie, "the genius of the harmonica in London at the time," played bass harmonica in a "chugging" rhythm style, part of the rhythm section.[1]

"Spaceman" featured prominently in a trailer for the HBO comedy series Avenue 5 (2020), and in the first and final episodes of first season for the 2020 Netflix comedy series Space Force.

The song was covered by the American band the Roches on the 1995 tribute album For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson.

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 95
Canada RPM Top Singles 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 23

References

  1. ^ Armstrong, Curtis (February 2006). Son of Schmilsson remastered re-release liner notes, page 13. Quoting Paul Buckmaster.
  2. ^ Castleman, Harry; Podrazik, Walter J. (1977). All Together Now: The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975 (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Ballantine Books. p. 115. ISBN 0-345-25680-8.
  3. ^ Armstrong, Curtis (February 2006). Son of Schmilsson remastered re-release liner notes, page 13. Quoting Paul Buckmaster.