Fifth
studio
album
by
the
English
rock
band.
Blur
had
previously
been
broadly
critical
of
American
popular
culture
and
their
previous
albums
had
become
associated
with
the
Britpop
movement,
particularly
'Parklife'
(1994),
which
had
helped
them
become
one
of
Britain's
leading
pop
acts.
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.
Despite
worries
from
Blur's
label,
EMI,
and
the
music
press
that
the
change
in
style
would
alienate
the
band's
predominantly
teenage
fanbase
and
that
the
album
would
flop
as
a
result,
'Blur',
as
well
as
lead
single,
'Beetlebum',
reached
the
top
of
the
UK
charts
and
the
album
was
certified
platinum.
The
album
also
reached
the
top
20
in
six
other
countries.
The
success
of
'Song
2'
led
to
'Blur'
becoming
the
band's
most
successful
album
in
the
US
where
the
Britpop
scene
had
been
largely
unsuccessful.
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