Grand Unification Part 1

"Grand Unification Part 1"
Single by Fightstar
from the album Grand Unification
Released	31 October 2005 (UK)
Format	CD Single, DVD Single, 7" Vinyl
Recorded	2005
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	3:19
Writer(s)	Charlie Simpson, Alex Westaway
Producer(s)	Chris Sheldon
Fightstar singles chronology
"Paint Your Target" (2005) "Grand Unification Pt. 1" (2005) "Waste A Moment" (2005)

"Grand Unification Part 1" is the second single from the Fightstar album Grand Unification. There are two videos to this song. One of the videos is a mixture of Fightstar playing in a, what would seem to be some sort of cave or room, as well as scenes from Dragonball Z. The second video is the band playing in the same sort of cave/room but without the Dragonball Z scenes. It has since been revealed that the location used was the same as that used by The Prodigy in the controversial video for their song Firestarter, and this has been interpreted as a tribute on the part of Fightstar to The Prodigy.

Much like Paint Your Target, there are 2 recorded versions of Grand Unification Part 1. One, recorded by Chris Sheldon, was released as a single and appeared on the Dragonball Z version of the video. The other version, which appears on Grand Unification, was recorded by Colin Richardson and appeared on the video without the Dragonball Z scenes.

Track listing

CD

1. "Grand Unification Pt. 1"
2. "The Days I Recall Being Wonderful" (Last Days of April Cover)
3. "Waste A Moment" (Acoustic)

7" Vinyl:

1. "Grand Unification Pt. 1"
2. "Palahniuk's Laughter" (Live)

DVD

1. "Grand Unification Pt. 1" (Video)
2. "Take You Home"
3. 10 minutes of Japan footage

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position[1]
Irish Singles Chart	41
Scottish Singles Chart[2]	18
UK Singles Chart	20

References

1. "Fightstar - Grand Unification (part 1) - Music Charts". acharts.us. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
2. http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20051106/41/