Abort, Retry, Fail? (EP)

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Abort, Retry, Fail?
EP by White Town
Released	1996
Genre	techno-pop
White Town chronology
Socialism, Sexism & Sexuality (1994) Abort, Retry, Fail? (1996) Women In Technology (1997)

Abort, Retry, Fail? is an EP released in 1996 by White Town.

The title of the EP was taken from the DOS error message Abort, Retry, Fail?. This referred to the problems the band had when a computer crashed during the production of the track. It reached number 1 in the UK.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Your Woman" – 4:18
2. "Give Me Some Pain" - 4:23
3. "Theme For A Mid-Afternoon Game Show" - 2:48
4. "Theme For A Late-Night Documentary About The Dangers Of Drug Abuse" - 6:08

The EP was released one both 4-track and 2-track CD Singles. The cassette single contained only one track. The 12" single contained the original track plus a remix of "Your Woman" by Scissorkicks.

[edit] Miscellanea

The famous trumpet is from a song called 'My Woman' and was featured in the 1978 BBC TV Show Pennies From Heaven.

[edit] External links

• http://www.whitetown.co.uk/archives/1996/06/abort-retry-fail-ep/