The Beautiful Occupation

"The Beautiful Occupation"
Single by Travis
from the album 12 Memories
B-side	"The Score", "I Don't Mean To Get High", "Distraction", "Back in the Day"
Released	15 December 2003
Format	CD single, 7" vinyl
Recorded	Late 2001
Genre	Rock
Length	3:47
Label	Independiente
Writer(s)	Fran Healy
Producer(s)	Steve Orchard, Travis, Tchad Blake
Travis singles chronology
"Re-Offender" (2002) "The Beautiful Occupation" (2003) "Love Will Come Through" (2004)

"The Beautiful Occupation" is the second single from Scottish indie rock band Travis' fourth studio album, 12 Memories. The single peaked at #48 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their worst performing single to date. The song was written by frontman Fran Healy and is a reflection of the anti-war sentiments of the War on Iraq,^[1] also carrying serious criticism to the invasion itself.^[2]

"The Beautiful Occupation" is available free at the Peace Not War site.^[3]

Track listing

• UK CD1

1. "The Beautiful Occupation" - 3:47
2. "The Score" - 4:19
3. "I Don't Mean To Get High" - 2:58

• UK CD2

1. "The Beautiful Occupation" - 3:47
2. "Distraction" - 4:11
3. "Back In The Day" - 3:23

• 7" Vinyl

1. "The Beautiful Occupation" - 3:47
2. "I Don't Mean To Get High" - 2:58

• Minidisc

1. "The Beautiful Occupation" - 3:47
2. "Enemy" - 3:22

Charts

Chart (2003–04)	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)[4]	97
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5]	48

References

1. Anti War Songs: The Beautiful Occupation AntiWarSongs.com
2. Travis name The Beautiful Occupation as their next single IndieLondon
3. PeaceNotWar.org
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Travis – The Beautiful Occupation". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
5. "Archive Chart: 2003-12-27" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 February 2014.