Mr. E's Beautiful Blues

"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues"
"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues"
Single by Eels
from the album Daisies of the Galaxy
Released	February 8, 2000
Length	3:58 (album version); 3:26 (radio edit);
Label	DreamWorks
Songwriter	Mark Oliver Everett
Producers	E; Michael Simpson;
Eels singles chronology

"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" is a song by the American rock band Eels, released on February 8, 2000, as the first single from their third album, Daisies of the Galaxy (2000). The single reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top 50 in Ireland and New Zealand.

Background and production

It was produced and co-written by Michael Simpson of the Dust Brothers. Mark Oliver Everett wrote the song after finishing writing the album, and the record company insisted he put it on the album as well. He was against this idea, considering it a disruption of the album's flow, but made the compromise by putting it in as a bonus track.^[1]

Legacy

The song features prominently in the 2000 film Road Trip, and is used in part in the 2008 film Charlie Bartlett. In his autobiography, Everett states that letting the song be used for Road Trip is one of the few real regrets he has ever had. He only agreed to it because the record company threatened to not release the album if he did not go along with doing the music video, and at this point the album had been on hold for over 7 months. He hated shooting the video, and as of 2008, he had never actually seen the movie.^[1]

Track listings

CD 1

"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" – 3:58
"Birdgirl on a Cell Phone" – 3:05
"Last Stop: This Town" (video)

CD 2

"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" – 3:58
"Hospital Food" (Live from the BBC) – 3:24
"Cancer for the Cure" (video)

7-inch single

A. "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" – 3:58

B. "Birdgirl on a Cell Phone" – 3:05

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[2]	45
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	46
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[4]	85
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[5]	43
Scotland Singles (OCC)^[6]	13
UK Singles (OCC)^[7]	11

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	February 8, 2000	Alternative radio	DreamWorks	^[8]

References

1 2 Everett, Mark (2008). Things the Grandchildren Should Know. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-02787-8.
↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 10. March 4, 2000. p. 11.
↑ "Chart Track: Week 8, 2000". Irish Singles Chart. Archived from the original. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
↑ "Eels – Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
↑ "Eels – Mr. E's Beautiful Blues". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 26/2/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
↑ "Official Singles Chart on 26/2/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
↑ "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1336. February 4, 2000. p. 107.

[book-1] 1 2 Everett, Mark (2008). Things the Grandchildren Should Know. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-02787-8.

[2] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 10. March 4, 2000. p. 11.

[sc_Ireland_-3] "Chart Track: Week 8, 2000". Irish Singles Chart. Archived from the original. Retrieved February 20, 2026.

[sc_Dutch100_Eels-4] "Eels – Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 20, 2026.

[sc_New_Zealand_Eels-5] "Eels – Mr. E's Beautiful Blues". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 20, 2026.

[sc_Scotland_-6] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 26/2/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2026.

[sc_UK_-7] "Official Singles Chart on 26/2/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2026.

[8] "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1336. February 4, 2000. p. 107.

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