Blur Is An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1988. The Band Consists Of Singer Damon Albarn Guitarist Graham Coxon Bassist Alex James And Drummer Dave Rowntree. Their Debut Album Leisure 1991 Incorporated The Sounds Of Madchester And Shoegazing. Following A Stylistic Change Influenced By English Guitar Pop Groups Such As The Kinks Depeche Mode And Radiohead Blur Released Modern Life Is Rubbish 1993 Parklife 1994 And The Great Escape 1995 . Read More On Last.Fm
"Beetlebum" Is A Song By English Alternative Rock Band Blur. It Was Released As The Lead Single For The Band's Eponymous Fifth Album Blur. The Single Became Blur's Second To Reach The Number One Spot In The UK Singles Chart After Country House . It Is Believed That The Song Is About Heroin And The Drug Experiences That Damon Albarn Had With His Then Girlfriend Justine Frischmann Of Elastica. The Song's Title Is A Reference To The Phrase "Chasing The Beetle" Chasing The Dragon Which Refers To Inhaling The Smoke From Heated Heroin Morphine Or Opium That Has Been Placed On A Piece Of Tin-Foil. Albarn Has Stated In An Interview With MTV That The Song Describes A Complicated Emotion Sort Of 'sleepy' And Sort Of 'sexy'.