History Trivia / Singles

* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/CameronCrowe wrote the part of Janet Livermore for Creator/BridgetFonda.

* NamesTheSame: Creator/KyraSedgwick's character, Linda Powell, is the same name as the character Creator/PhoebeCates played in ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', which was also written by Creator/CameronCrowe

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Music/{{Nirvana}} were approached to a produce a song for the movie, but they turned it down.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Counting the ways:
** Grunge and alt-rock is everywhere.
** Flannel is practically a dress code requirement (although somewhat TruthInTelevision in Seattle to this day).
** The dating service that Debbie uses involves VHS tapes instead of any variety of video disc or the Internet.
** Reference is made to building airplanes, as Boeing used to be by far the largest employer in the Seattle area (Boeing since has left the area; tech companies such as Creator/{{Nintendo}}, Microsoft, and Amazon are the local heavyweights now).
** Steve's friend David storing phone numbers on his watch, as opposed to a cell phone.

* TheCameo: Creator/TimBurton actually has a minor acting role in the film.

* NamesTheSame: Creator/KyraSedgwick's character, Linda Powell, is the same name as the character Phoebe Cates played in ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', which was also written by Creator/CameronCrowe

* The Cameo: Creator/TimBurton actually has a minor acting role in the film.

* {{Defictionalization}}: [[Music/PearlJam Jeff Ament]] came up with a list of fake band names. Chris Cornell took a look at it and decided to [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=T0_zzCLLRvE write some songs based on it]].

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/PaulGiamatti, in one of his first roles, plays the guy making out with a woman loudly while Steve and Linda are on the restaurant.
** [[Series/{{Entourage}} Ari Gold]] is the cashier who recognizes Steve.
** [[Series/{{Profiler}} Sam Waters]] is Debbie's roommate Pam.
** [[Series/{{Alias}} Jack Bristow]] is the guy Debbie ends up with.

** Steve's friend David storing phone numbers on his watch, as opposed to a cell phone.

* ProductionPosse: Jeremy Piven (who plays the cashier who recognizes Steve) and Eric Stoltz (who plays a bitter mime) both appeared in ''Film/SayAnything''.

** Reference is made to building airplanes, as Boeing used to be by far the largest employer in the Seattle area (Boeing since has left the area; tech companies such as Creator/{{Nintendo}}, {{Microsoft}}, and Amazon are the local heavyweights now).

** [[Series/{{Alias}} Jack Bristow}}]] is the guy Debbie ends up with.

** [[Series/{{Alias}} Jack Bristow}} is the guy Debbie ends up with.

** Steve's friend David storing phone numbers on his watch, as opposed to a cell phone.
* Defictionalization: [[Music/PearlJam Jeff Ament]] came up with a list of fake band names. Chris Cornell took a look at it and decided to [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=T0_zzCLLRvE write some songs based on it]].

* RecycledTheSeries: Ultimately averted, as Crowe felt that turning ''Singles'' into a series was a poor idea. The production company decided, rather than giving up on the notion, to retool the concept and gave the central characters tweaked personalities, altered some of the interpersonal relationships, transplanted the show to [[BigApplesauce New York City]], and changed the name to ''{{Friends}}''.

Defictionalization: [[Music/PearlJam Jeff Ament]] came up with a list of fake band names. Chris Cornell took a look at it and decided to [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=T0_zzCLLRvE write some songs based on it]].

** Steve's friend David storing phone numbers on his watch, as opposed to a cell phone.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Jeremy Piven plays the clerk at the drugstore that Steve stops by at one point. Also, [[Music/PearlJam Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, and Stone Gossard]] all play themselves as Cliff's bandmembers. Finally, Bill Pullman as the plastic surgeon that Janet visits.
** [[Music/{{Soundgarden}} Chris Cornell]] showing up to watch Cliff's car stereo misadventure, and Creator/TimBurton as the director of Debbie's dating video.
** Debbie ends up with [[Series/{{Alias}} Jack Bristow]], and her roommate is [[Series/{{Profiler}} Dr. Sam Waters]]
** Blink and you'll miss "Kissing Man", played by a certain Paul Giamatti ("Kissing Woman" was played by his then-girlfriend Alicia Roper; both of them headed off to the MFA Acting Program at Yale shortly after this film was shot)
** Music/{{Alice in Chains}} perform "It Ain't Like That" and "Would?" in the bar scene.
** [[Series/{{Thirtysomething}} Gary Shepherd]] is the bicycle guy.

** [[Music/{{Alice in Chains}} perform "It Ain't Like That" and "Would?" in the bar scene.

** [[Music/{{Soundgarden}} Chris Cornell]] showing up to watch Cliff's car stereo misadventure, and [[TimBurton Tim Burton]] as the director of Debbie's dating video.