A Triumph for Man

A Triumph for Man is the first album by Danish band Mew, released in April 1997 by the Danish record label Exlibris Musik.

A Triumph for Man
Studio album by
Mew
Released4 April 1997
GenreAlternative rock, indie pop, post-rock, shoegazing
Length46:59
LabelExlibris Musik
ProducerMew, Damon Tutunjian
Mew chronology
A Triumph for Man
(1997)		 Half the World Is Watching Me
(2000)
Singles from A Triumph for Man
  1. "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)"
    Released: March 1997
  2. "She Came Home for Christmas"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Only 2,000 copies of the album were printed initially and prices for an original copy have reached upwards of US$200 on auction site eBay.[1]

On 18 September 2006 A Triumph for Man was re-released along with a CD with bonus material, including demos and acoustic versions of songs.

Track listing
  1. "Wheels over Me" – 2:33
  2. "Beautiful Balloon" – 4:27
  3. "Wherever" – 5:56
  4. "Panda" – 4:11
  5. "Then I Run" – 3:53
  6. "Life Is Not Distant" – 1:08
  7. "No Shadow Kick" – 3:06
  8. "Snowflake" – 3:30
  9. "She Came Home for Christmas" – 4:54
  10. "Pink Monster" – 0:46
  11. "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (for You)" – 2:19
  12. "How Things Turn out to Be" – 0:44
  13. "Web" – 4:34
  14. "Coffee Break" – 4:37

2006 reissue bonus disc
  1. "Studio Snippet #1" – 0:31
  2. "Say You're Sorry" (ATFM Session) – 6:09
  3. "Beautiful Balloon" (acoustic) – 4:15
  4. "Web" (demo) – 5:42
  5. "Chinese Gun" (demo) – 3:06
  6. "Studio Snippet #2" – 0:30
  7. "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)" (demo) – 1:43
  8. "Wheels over Me" (demo) – 2:48
  9. "Superfriends" (demo) – 4:40

Personnel

Singles

Mew only released one proper single from their first album, "She Came Home for Christmas". However a promo-single "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)" was released in March 1997, before the album.

Year Single
1997 "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (for You)"
"She Came Home for Christmas"

References
  1. "Mew". MTV.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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