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8 unusual facts about Matt Fishel


Matt Fishel

The single was released worldwide via digital download on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play on 18 November 2013 as a one-track, non-album single.

On 2 June 2013, an official music video for "When Boy Meets Boy", Fishel's sixth single from Not Thinking Straight, was released on Fishel's YouTube channel.

The tracklisting includes the six singles "Football Song", "The First Time", "Behind Closed Doors", "Testament", "Radio-Friendly Pop Song" and "When Boy Meets Boy" plus album-only tracks "Maybe...", "Nottingham", "Seventeen Again", "Armitage Shanks (Jamie)", "Alastair", "Boxer Shorts & Razor Blades" and "Boys".

The booklet and CD art contain eighteen original illustrations by Joe Phillips, each representing a different song and its lyrics.

He picked up the 2013 award for Best Pop/Rock Video for "When Boy Meets Boy" and, for the second year running, he won the Song Of The Year award, this time for "Radio-Friendly Pop Song".

In December 2013, Fishel won both the Album Of The Year award (for Not Thinking Straight) and the Song Of The Year award (for "Radio-Friendly Pop Song") at the 2013 Co-operative Respect 'Loved By You' Awards.

The artwork for Not Thinking Straight was created by San Diego comic book artist and illustrator Joe Phillips.

The single's artwork is another illustration by Joe Phillips, featuring the two lead cartoon characters from the accompanying music video.



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