A Little Soul

"A Little Soul" is a song by British alternative rock band Pulp, from their 1998 album, This Is Hardcore. It was released on 8 June 1998 as the third single from the album, charting at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.

"A Little Soul"
Single by Pulp
from the album This Is Hardcore
B-side	"Cocaine Socialism" "Like a Friend" "That Boy's Evil"
Released	8 June 1998 (1998-06-08)[1]
Length	3:23
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Nick Banks Jarvis Cocker Candida Doyle Steve Mackey Mark Webber
Producer(s)	Chris Thomas
Pulp singles chronology
"This Is Hardcore" (1998) "A Little Soul" (1998) "Party Hard" (1998)

B-sides

"Cocaine Socialism" surfaced as a "proper recorded version" on the 2006 deluxe edition reissue of the This Is Hardcore album. The song features very similar music but almost entirely different lyrics to the song "Glory Days" which features on the album. "Like a Friend" was featured in the 1998 film Great Expectations, and a music video for the song was produced for US music television networks featuring footage from the film. "That Boy's Evil" features no vocals from Jarvis Cocker and was originally released as a white label vinyl by Cocker and Mackey's side project The Chocolate Layers and features spoken word samples from other media in a similar style to Black Box Recorders' "The Facts of Life (Chocolate Layers Remix)"

Track listings

UK CD1^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Little Soul" (original mix)
2.	"Cocaine Socialism"
3.	"Like a Friend"

All lyrics are written by Jarvis Cocker; all music is composed by Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey and Mark Webber

UK CD2^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Little Soul" (alternative mix)
2.	"A Little Soul" (Lafayette Velvet revisited remix) (remixed by Kid Loco)
3.	"That Boy's Evil"

UK cassette single^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Little Soul" (original mix)
2.	"Cocaine Socialism"

Personnel

• Jarvis Cocker: Vocals
• Mark Webber: Guitars
• Candida Doyle: Piano
• Anne Dudley: Strings
• Steve Mackey: Bass Guitar
• Nick Banks: Drums

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)[5]	27
UK Singles (OCC)[6]	22

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 June 1998. p. 25. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
2. A Little Soul (UK CD1 liner notes). Pulp. Island Records. 1998. CID 708, 572 336-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. A Little Soul (UK CD2 liner notes). Pulp. Island Records. 1998. CIDX 708, 572 338-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. A Little Soul (UK cassette single sleeve). Pulp. Island Records. 1998. CIS 708, 572 336-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

External links

• A Little Soul on PulpWiki