What connects this song
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Released on Matador, also Obstacle 1 (Interpol), Evil (Interpol) and Slow Hands (Interpol)
Written by Aidan Moffat, also R U Still in 2 It (Mogwai), The First Big Weekend and Now You're Taken (Mogwai)
Mixed by Geoff Allan, also Act of War, The Week Never Starts Round Here and Don’t Ask Me to Dance
Engineered by Geoff Allan, also Act of War, The Week Never Starts Round Here and Flirt
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Geoff Allan mixed 5 of Arab Strap’s top 10 songs
Geoff Allan engineered 3 of Arab Strap’s top 10 songs
Geoff Allan mixed 22 songs on fono
Geoff Allan engineered 13 songs on fono
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton
- Engineered by
- Calum MacLean and Geoff Allan
- Mixed by
- Geoff Allan
- Part of
- Monday at the Hug & Pint
- Released on
- Matador
- Written by
- Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton
- Engineered by
- Calum MacLean and Geoff Allan
- Mixed by
- Geoff Allan
- Part of
- Monday at the Hug & Pint
- Released on
- Matador
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Aidan Moffat
Same mixer: Geoff Allan
Same writer: Malcolm Middleton
Same label: Matador
Same mixer: Geoff Allan
Same writer: Malcolm Middleton
Same label: Matador
Same writer: Aidan Moffat
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Shy Retirer was written by Aidan Moffat
The Shy Retirer was written by Aidan Moffat
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Shy Retirer was written by Malcolm Middleton
The Shy Retirer was written by Malcolm Middleton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Shy Retirer is part of the release Monday at the Hug & Pint
The Shy Retirer is part of the release Monday at the Hug & Pint
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Matador is the label of the song The Shy Retirer
Matador is the label of the song The Shy Retirer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Shy Retirer was engineered by Calum MacLean
The Shy Retirer was engineered by Calum MacLean
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Shy Retirer was engineered by Geoff Allan
The Shy Retirer was engineered by Geoff Allan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Shy Retirer was mixed by Geoff Allan
The Shy Retirer was mixed by Geoff Allan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Shy Retirer was released on 2003-04-21
The Shy Retirer was released on 2003-04-21
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026