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"Lately"
Single by Skunk Anansie
from the album Post Orgasmic Chill
B-side	"Decadence of Your Starvation" "The Pill's Too Painful"
Released	26 July 1999 (1999-07-26)
Length	3:53
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Skin Len Arran
Producer(s)	Skunk Anansie Clif Norrell
Skunk Anansie singles chronology
"Secretly" (1999) "Lately" (1999) "You'll Follow Me Down" (1999)

"Lately" is a song by British rock band Skunk Anansie, released as the third single from their third studio album, Post Orgasmic Chill (1999). It was released in July 1999. CD1 of the single comes with an interactive element featuring the video, and CD2 features three exclusive Polaroid pictures of the band. As of 2024, it is the band's last major hit, charting at number 33 in their native United Kingdom and number two in Iceland.

Music video

The surreal music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh. The video shows the band performing in a small town where all its inhabitants are smiling while a comet (played by Skin) begins to have a collision course with Earth. The video for the single was a homage to Soundgarden's music video for "Black Hole Sun", which was also directed by Greenhalgh in 1994.

Track listings

CD1

CD2

Charts

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 July 1999. p. 23.
2. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 33. 14 August 1999. p. 8.
3. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (2.8–9.9. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 3 September 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
4. "Skunk Anansie – Lately" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

• 1999 singles
• 1999 songs
• Music videos directed by Howard Greenhalgh
• Skunk Anansie songs
• Songs written by Len Arran
• Songs written by Skin (musician)
• Virgin Records singles