You're a Germ

2015 single by Wolf Alice

"You're a Germ"

Single by Wolf Alice

from the album My Love Is Cool

B-side

"Baby Ain't Made of China"

Released

10 June 2015 (2015-06-10)

Studio

Livingston (London)

Genre

Alternative rock
post-grunge

Length

2:40

Label

Dirty Hit

Songwriter(s)

Ellen Rowsell
Jonathan Oddie
Joel Amey
Theodore Ellis

Producer(s)

Mike Crossey

Wolf Alice singles chronology

"Bros"
(2015)

"You're a Germ"
(2015)

"Freazy"
(2015)

Music video

"You're a Germ" on YouTube

"You're a Germ" is a song by English alternative rock band Wolf Alice. It was released on 10 June 2015 as the third single from their debut studio album, My Love Is Cool.

Background and release

Wolf Alice announced "You're a Germ" as My Love Is Cool's third single on 10 June 2015. In an interview with Consequence of Sound, bassist Theo Ellis described the song as "the spark to some of our first mosh pits and holds a solid place in our hearts as one of our older songs."^[1]

In popular culture

"You're a Germ" is featured in an episode of The Royals.^[2]

Track listing

UK 7" single^[3]

You're a Germ
Baby Ain't Made of China

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of "You're a Germ".^[4]

Mike Crossey – production, mixing
Jonathan Gilmore – engineering
Robin Schmidt – mastering

References

^ "Wolf Alice unveils new song "You're A Germ" — listen". Consequence of Sound. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ ""The Royals" It Is Not, Nor It Cannot Come to Good (TV Episode 2015)". IMDb.
^ "You're A Germ 7". Dirty Hit.
^ You're a Germ (LP liner notes). Wolf Alice. Dirty Hit. 2015. DH00101.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)