Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)

"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure. It originally appeared on the soundtrack to the documentary film Wigstock: the Movie, as "Cold Summer's Day". The duo re-recorded it for their seventh studio album, Erasure (1995), with new lyrics. Composed by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, it is an uptempo dance track. The album version is over six minutes long; the single edit removes an extended instrumental section between the second and third choruses.

"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)"
Single by Erasure
from the album Erasure
B-side"Hi NRG"
Released27 November 1995 (1995-11-27)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 6:44 (album version)
  • 4:23 (single edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Erasure singles chronology
"Stay with Me"
(1995)		 "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)"
(1995)		 "Rock Me Gently"
(1996)
Music video
"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" on YouTube

The song was released as the second single from the album by Mute Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the United States. The track subsequently became Erasure's 22nd consecutive top-20 hit on the UK Singles Chart. In Germany, it stalled at number 69, while in the United States, it was a hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, peaking at number 10. The single's B-side is a cover version of "High Energy" (retitled "Hi NRG") by American singer Evelyn Thomas.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week wrote, "Initially harking back to a more familiar ground, Clarke and Bell deliver a higly [sic?] hummable four-on-the-floor putdown which transmutes into an epic of scorn."[2]

Music video

A music video was made to accompany the song. It features Bell singing the song as he walks through an amusement park. The actual filming was done in the London Docklands.[3]

Track listings

Charts
Chart (1995–1996) Peak
position
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[4] 17
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 69
Scotland (OCC)[6] 23
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 20
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] 10
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[9] 27

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 25 November 1995. p. 39.
  2. Gorman, Paul (30 September 1995). "Erasure – Duo Moves in a New Direction" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. "Erasure Information Service :: Features :: Private Ear". 8 April 2007. Archived from the original on 8 April 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 2866." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. "Erasure – Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. "Erasure Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  9. "Erasure Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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