   parklife is the third studio album by the english rock band blur, released in april 1994 on food records. after disappointing sales for their previous album modern life is rubbish (1993), parklife returned blur to prominence in the uk, helped by its four hit singles: "girls & boys", "end of a century", "parklife" and "to the end". certified four times platinum in the united kingdom,platinum awards content. bpi.co.uk. retrieved 9 september 2008.  in the year following its release the album came to define the emerging britpop scene, along with the album definitely maybe by rivals oasis. britpop in turn would form the backbone of the broader cool britannia movement. parklife therefore attained a cultural significance above and beyond its considerable sales and critical acclaim, cementing its status as a landmark in british rock music. ==recording== after the completion of recording sessions for blur's previous album, modern life is rubbish, damon albarn, the band's vocalist, began to write prolifically. blur demoed albarn's new songs in groups of twos and threes.cavanagh, david; maconie, stuart. "how did they do that? â parklife". select. may 1995 due to their precarious financial position at the time, blur quickly went back into the studio with producer stephen street to record their third album.harris, p. 97 blur met at the maison rouge recording studio in august 1993 to record their next album. the recording was a relatively fast process, apart from the song "this is a low". while the members of blur were pleased with the final result, food records owner david balfe was not pleased w
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