The Sea

It was the second single from the album in 1998, written by Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey and Edwards, per the Parts of the Process credits, with Steve Bentley-Klein's strings. It opens that 2003 compilation too. A radio hit and the band's signature song, in Headliner's words, "the sumptuous trip-hop masterpiece". Setlist.fm counts it as their most-played song, 270 performances across 788 setlists, ahead of "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" (264), "Otherwise" and "Trigger Hippie" (248 each). MusicBrainz lists 74 recordings, including Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music Vol. 2 (1999), a live version on Kink Live 2 recorded in Portland in 1999, and Chilled Ibiza II (2001).

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