Pull Yourself Together

"Pull Yourself Together"
Single by Hefner
Released1998
Genreindie rock
LabelToo Pure
SongwriterDarren Hayman
Hefner singles chronology
"'The Hefner Soul'"
(1998)		 "Pull Yourself Together"
(1998)		 "Love Will Destroy Us in the End"
(1998)

"Pull Yourself Together" is a single by the British indie rock band Hefner. Their first for Too Pure, it was released in 1998 on CD single and 7" vinyl record formats.

The single was fairly popular. Although it did not chart, it was the "single of the week" on BBC Radio 1 by Steve Lamacq. It also reached #43 in the John Peel BBC Radio 1 Festive Fifty for 1998.

An alternative version, "Pull Yourself Together (Didgeridoo Version)" appears on The Best of Hefner. The single and its b-sides are also included on Hayman's 2007 reissue of Breaking God's Heart.

Track listing

The single was released in two formats, with the single having the track listing below, while the 7" only contained the first two tracks.

  1. "Pull Yourself Together"
  2. "Christ"
  3. "Smoking Girlfriend"
  4. "Wicker Girl"

Cultural references

The title of the single is used by a successful Indiepop night and fanzine based in Manchester.

References

  1. ↑ "Official Charts Profile: Hefner - "Pull Yourself Together"". OfficialCharts.com.
  2. ↑ "Breaking God's Heart – Hefnet". hefnet.com. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  3. ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Hefner". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  4. ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Festive 50s - 1998". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  5. ↑ Club, Rue Defense Tape (2026-05-21). "Six Songs That Were Lost (Until Now) w/ Darren Hayman | The J-Card Podcast". Rue Defense Tape Club. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  6. ↑ "September 2023". THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN. 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  7. ↑ "Album Review: Hefner - The Best Of Hefner". DrownedInSound. 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  8. ↑ "Album Review: Hefner - Breaking God's Heart - Expanded Edition". DrownedInSound. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  9. ↑ "Breaking God's Heart Again: Darren Hayman rekindles a cult classic". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  10. ↑ Ed (2008-06-05). "Album Review: Hefner". 17 SECONDS. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  11. ↑ "Pull Yourself Together (Pullyourselftogethermcr) on Myspace".