Stranger by the Minute

"Stranger by the Minute"
Single by Porcupine Tree
from the album Stupid Dream
Released	October 1999
Genre	Progressive rock, alternative rock
Length	4:30 (album version) 3:47 (edit) 11:13 (CD single) 7:49 (7" vinyl)
Label	KScope / Snapper
Songwriter(s)	Steven Wilson
Porcupine Tree singles chronology
"Piano Lessons" (1999) "Stranger by the Minute" (1999) "Pure Narcotic" (1999)
Alternative Cover
Cover of the 7" vinyl

"Stranger by the Minute" is a single by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released in October 1999, from the Stupid Dream album. It came in two formats: a regular CD and a 7" vinyl (limited to 1.000 copies) which features "Hallogallo", a Neu! cover. It was originally intended to include the complete version of "Even Less" on the single, but this would have meant exceeding the maximum running time allowed for a single in the UK. The CD, besides the video for "Piano Lessons", contains a Macromedia presentation including band photos, lyrics, the band's discography, and more.

Track listing (CD)

1. "Stranger by the Minute (Edit)" – 3:47
2. "Even Less (Part 2)" – 7:26
3. "VIDEO: Piano Lessons" – 3:30

Track listing (7" vinyl)

1. A/ "Stranger by the Minute (Edit)" 3:45
2. B/ "Hallogallo" 4:04

• All titles by Steven Wilson, except "Hallogallo" by Rother/Dinger (Neu!).
• "Hallogallo" was originally recorded in 1995 and issued on the Insignificance cassette. This version has been remixed and slightly extended.

Personnel

• Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars, piano, samples, bass on "Stranger by the Minute", all instruments on "Hallogallo"
• Richard Barbieri – analogue synthesizers, hammond organ, mellotron
• Colin Edwin – bass on "Even Less (Part 2)"
• Chris Maitland – drums, percussion, backing vocals on "Stranger by the Minute"
• Theo Travis – flute on "Even Less (Part 2)"

External links

• The complete Steven Wilson discography