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{{Infobox song
| name = Statuesque
| cover = Statuesque7.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Sleeper (band)|Sleeper]]
| album = [[The It Girl (album)|The It Girl]]
| released = 23 September 1996
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Britpop]]
| length = 3:23
| label = [[Indolent Records|Indolent]]
| writer = [[Louise Wener]]
| producer = [[Stephen Street]]
| prev_title = [[Nice Guy Eddie]]
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[She's a Good Girl]]
| next_year = 1997
| misc =
}}
"'''Statuesque'''" is a song by [[Britpop]] band [[Sleeper (band)|Sleeper]], written by the band's vocalist and guitarist [[Louise Wener]]. "Statuesque" was the fourth and final single to be released from Sleeper's second album ''[[The It Girl (album)|The It Girl]]'' and became the group's last top twenty hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 507}}</ref>

==Background==

"Statuesque" soundtracked a key scene at the end of the 1996 hit movie ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'', and featured on the additional soundtrack album ''[[Trainspotting (soundtrack)|Trainspotting #2: Music from the Motion Picture, Vol. #2]]'' the following year. Sleeper had also covered [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]'s 1980 hit "[[Atomic (song)|Atomic]]", for the movie; a remix of the song backed the single formats, along with a remix of "Statuesque" by then ''[[Evening Session]]'' DJ [[Steve Lamacq]]. For the b-sides of "Statuesque", Sleeper recorded two new tracks "She's a Sweetheart" and "Spies", as well as a cover of [[Elvis Costello]]'s "[[The Other End (Of the Telescope)|The Other End of the Telescope]]", after Costello covered their own "[[What Do I Do Now?]]".

==Track listing==

*'''UK 7" single Indolent SLEEP 014 ''(ltd no'd edition of 10,000; with poster)'''''

#"Statuesque" – 4:34
#"She's a Sweetheart" – 3:31

*'''UK CD single Indolent SLEEP 014CD1'''

#"Statuesque" – 4:34
#"She's a Sweetheart" – 3:31
#"Spies" – 3:14

*'''UK CD single Indolent SLEEP 014CD2'''

#"Statuesque" – 4:34
#"Statuesque (The Boxed Off mix)" – 6:11
#"[[The Other End (Of the Telescope)|The Other End of the Telescope]]" – 4:31
#"[[Atomic (song)|Atomic]] ([[Wubble-U|Wubble U]] mix)" – 8:21

*'''Australia CD single BMG 74321 42243-2'''

#"Statuesque" – 4:34
#"She's a Sweetheart" – 3:31
#"Spies" – 3:14
#"Statuesque (The Boxed Off mix)" – 6:11
#"The Other End of the Telescope" – 4:31
#"Atomic (Wubble U mix)" – 8:21

==Critical reception==
[[Jack Rabid]] of [[AllMusic]] called the track "[[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]-like", likening it in particular to "[[(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear]]".<ref name="allmusic review">{{cite web |last=Rabid |first=Jack |title=''The It Girl'' – Sleeper |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r235643|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=28 September 2009}}</ref>

==Comprehensive charts==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Chart (1996)
! Peak position
|-
| Scotland Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref name="Scotland">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19960929/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100; 29 September 1996 - 05 October 1996|publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=2 December 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|24
|-
| UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref name="TOCC">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19960929/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100; 29 September 1996 - 05 October 1996|publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=2 December 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|17
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jy_cf8Q0IY "Statuesque" music video]

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[[Category:1996 songs]]
[[Category:1996 singles]]
[[Category:RCA Records singles]]
[[Category:Sleeper (band) songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Louise Wener]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Stephen Street]]

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