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| name       = Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)
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| type       = single
| artist     = [[Aqualung (musician)|Aqualung]]
| album      = Aqualung
| released   = 16 September 2002
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* [[Electronic music|Electronic]]
* [[trip hop]]
* piano rock
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| length     = 3:52
| label      = [[B-Unique Records|B-Unique]]
| writer     = Matt Hales, [[Kim Oliver]]
| producer   = [[Aqualung (musician)|Aqualung]], [[Marius de Vries]]
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"'''Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)'''" is the debut single by English singer-songwriter [[Aqualung (musician)|Aqualung]], released in 2002 from his self-titled debut album. The song was used as background music for the [[Volkswagen New Beetle|Volkswagen Beetle]] advert in the UK in mid-2002.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Simpson |first1=Dave |title='I only wrote it to get £400 off Volkswagen': Aqualung on making Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/feb/20/aqualung-making-strange-and-beautiful-ill-put-a-spell-on-you-volkswagen |access-date=20 February 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=20 February 2023}}</ref> According to the sleeve notes of the album, the song, along with all the other songs were recorded entirely in Matt Hales' hallway.
"Strange & Beautiful" reached the top 10 of the [[UK Singles Chart]], peaking at No. 7.
==Charts==
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!Chart
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| align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
| align="center"|7<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/strange-and-beautiful/|title=strange and beautiful &#124; full Official Chart History|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref>
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==Personnel==
* [[Aqualung (musician)|Matt Hales]] - vocals, piano, production
* [[Anthony Phillips]] - bass
* [[Marius de Vries]] - production, additional keyboards, programming
==References==
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[[Category:2002 songs]]
[[Category:2002 debut singles]]
[[Category:Aqualung (musician) songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Aqualung (musician)]]
[[Category:Trip hop songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Marius de Vries]]
[[Category:B-Unique Records singles]]
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