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Blur is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Blur, released on 10 February 1997 by Food Records. Blur had previously been broadly critical of American popular culture and their previous albums had become associated with theBritpop movement, particularly Parklife (1994), which had helped them become one of Britain's leading pop acts. After their previous album, The Great Escape, the band faced media backlash and relationships between the members became strained.

Under the suggestion of the band's guitarist, Graham Coxon, the band underwent a stylistic change, becoming influenced by American indie rock bands such as Pavement and Sonic Youth. Recording took place in London as well as in Reykjavík, Iceland. Drummer Dave Rowntree described the music on album as being more aggressive and emotional than their previous work. Producer Stephen Street claimed that lead singer-songwriter Damon Albarn had started writing about more personal experiences while Coxon revealed that listening to his lyrics it was clear to him that "he'd obviously gone off his head a bit more". Track listing All songs written and composed by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, except where noted. 

1."Beetlebum"  5:04 2."Song 2"  2:02 3."Country Sad Ballad Man"  4:50 4."M.O.R." (Albarn/David Bowie/Coxon/Brian Eno/James/Rowntree)  3:27 5."On Your Own"  4:26 6."Theme from Retro"  3:37 7."You're So Great" (Coxon)3:35 8."Death of a Party"  4:33 9."Chinese Bombs"  1:24 10."I'm Just a Killer for Your Love"  4:11 11."Look Inside America"  3:50 12."Strange News from Another Star"  4:02 13."Movin' On"  3:44 14."Essex Dogs" (includes hidden track "Interlude")