Alan Bean (song)

"Alan Bean"
Single by Hefner
from the album Dead Media
Released2001
GenreIndie rock
LabelToo Pure
SongwriterDarren Hayman
Hefner singles chronology
"Half a Life"
(2001)		 "Alan Bean"
(2001)		 "Dead Media"
(2001)
Alternative cover
Alternative cover

"Alan Bean" is a single by British indie rock band Hefner. It was released on three formats by Too Pure in 2001.[1][2][3] It peaked at #58 in the UK singles chart and #4 in the Independent Singles Chart.[4] The song also reached at #31 in the John Peel BBC Radio 1 Festive Fifty for 2001.[5]

The title song is about astronaut Alan Bean, who was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. The band had the opportunity to speak to Bean as a surprise guest on Dutch broadcasting company VPRO. Songwriter Darren Hayman re-recorded "Alan Bean" with The Wave Pictures for 2009's for Madrid,[6][7] as well as solo in 2019 for 12 Astronauts.[8][9]

All the tracks from all three formats were later included in the 2011 re-issue of the Dead Media album.[10][11][12]

Track listing

The single was released on three formats.

CD1

  1. "Alan Bean"
  2. "Horror Show"
  3. "A Better Man"

CD2

  1. "Alan Bean"
  2. "Just Take Care"
  3. "Charlie Girl"

7"

  1. "Alan Bean" (Rothko remix)
  2. "Alan Bean" (Munit remix)

References

  1. ↑ Hubbard, Michael (2001-10-25). "Hefner @ Shepherd's Bush Empire, London | Live music reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  2. ↑ Staff, PopMatters (2002-04-03). "Hefner: Dead Media » PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Hefner Dead Media | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  4. ↑ "Official Charts History: Hefner". www.officialcharts.com.
  5. ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Hefner". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  6. ↑ "Madrid – Hefnet". hefnet.com. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  7. ↑ "Alan Bean by Darren Hayman & The Wave Pictures". Rate Your Music.
  8. ↑ Pearis, Bill. "Indie Basement (7/19): Mick Trouble, Darren Hayman (Heffner), Big Stick, Arab Strap, The Flaming Lips & more". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  9. ↑ "Darren Hayman Shares Alan Bean – Austin Town Hall". Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  10. ↑ "Album Review: Hefner - Dead Media (reissue)". DrownedInSound. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  11. ↑ Ware, Gareth (2011-08-02). "Spotlight: Hefner - Dead Media | Spotlights". musicOMH. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  12. ↑ "Hefner – Dead Media". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
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