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font-size: 125%;"><div class="">The Housemartins</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Housemartins.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The band looking down toward the camera"><img alt="The band looking down toward the camera" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8f/The_Housemartins.jpg/220px-The_Housemartins.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="283" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8f/The_Housemartins.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="278" data-file-height="357" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">From left: Dave Hemingway, Paul Heaton, Norman Cook, Stan Cullimore</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">The Fish City Five</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull" title="Kingston upon Hull">Hull</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indie_pop" title="Indie pop">Indie pop</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Indie_rock" title="Indie rock">indie rock</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jangle_pop" title="Jangle pop">jangle pop</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1983–1988</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Go!_Discs" title="Go! Discs">Go! Discs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records" title="Elektra Records">Elektra</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Heaton" title="Paul Heaton">Paul Heaton</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Cullimore" title="Stan Cullimore">Stan Cullimore</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Hemingway" title="Dave Hemingway">Dave Hemingway</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Fatboy_Slim" title="Fatboy Slim">Norman Cook</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Key_(musician)" title="Ted Key (musician)">Ted Key</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Whitaker" title="Hugh Whitaker">Hugh Whitaker</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Housemartins</b> were an English <a href="/wiki/Indie_rock" title="Indie rock">indie rock</a> group formed in <a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull" title="Kingston upon Hull">Hull</a> who were active in the 1980s<sup id="cite_ref-The_Great_Rock_Discography_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Great_Rock_Discography-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and charted three top-ten albums and six top-twenty singles in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-uk_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uk-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of their lyrics conveyed a mixture of <a href="/wiki/Socialist" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialist">socialist</a> politics and <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a>, reflecting the beliefs of the band<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (the back cover of their debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/London_0_Hull_4" title="London 0 Hull 4">London 0 Hull 4</a></i>, contained the message, "Take <a href="/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus">Jesus</a> – Take <a href="/wiki/Marx" class="mw-redirect" title="Marx">Marx</a> – Take Hope"). The group's <a href="/wiki/A_cappella" title="A cappella">a cappella</a> cover version of "<a href="/wiki/Caravan_of_Love" title="Caravan of Love">Caravan of Love</a>" (originally by <a href="/wiki/Isley-Jasper-Isley" title="Isley-Jasper-Isley">Isley-Jasper-Isley</a>) was a UK number one single in December 1986. </p><p>After breaking up in 1988, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Heaton" title="Paul Heaton">Paul Heaton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Hemingway" title="Dave Hemingway">Dave Hemingway</a> formed <a href="/wiki/The_Beautiful_South" title="The Beautiful South">the Beautiful South</a>, while bassist <a href="/wiki/Fatboy_Slim" title="Fatboy Slim">Norman Cook</a> became an <a href="/wiki/Electronic_dance_music" title="Electronic dance music">electronic dance music</a> DJ and producer, founding the groups <a href="/wiki/Beats_International" title="Beats International">Beats International</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pizzaman_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pizzaman (band)">Pizzaman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Freak_Power" title="Freak Power">Freak Power</a>, before rebranding himself as <a href="/wiki/Fatboy_Slim" title="Fatboy Slim">Fatboy Slim</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation">Formation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The band was formed in late 1983 by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Heaton" title="Paul Heaton">Paul Heaton</a> (vocals, billed as "P.d. Heaton".) and <a href="/wiki/Stan_Cullimore" title="Stan Cullimore">Stan Cullimore</a> (guitar), initially as a <a href="/wiki/Busking" class="mw-redirect" title="Busking">busking</a> duo. The pair recorded a demo tape with Ingo Dewsnap and Sharon Green of Les Zeiga Fleurs which brought them to the attention of <a href="/wiki/Go!_Discs" title="Go! Discs">Go! Discs</a>. The band often referred to themselves as "the fourth best band in Hull" - various candidates have been cited for the three better bands, including <a href="/wiki/Red_Guitars" title="Red Guitars">Red Guitars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Everything_but_the_Girl" title="Everything but the Girl">Everything but the Girl</a>, and the Gargoyles.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Great_Rock_Discography_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Great_Rock_Discography-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the start of the <a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%931985_United_Kingdom_miners%27_strike" title="1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike">UK miners' strike</a> in 1984, Heaton felt the angrier political songwriting that resulted from this required a full band lineup.<sup id="cite_ref-heatongrad_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heatongrad-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band recruited the rhythm section from fellow Hull band The Gargoyles, initially recruiting guitarist <a href="/wiki/Ted_Key_(musician)" title="Ted Key (musician)">Ted Key</a> on bass, who then persuaded his bandmate <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Whitaker" title="Hugh Whitaker">Hugh Whitaker</a> to join on drums.<sup id="cite_ref-mojo_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mojo-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Great_Rock_Discography_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Great_Rock_Discography-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band's first live performance as a four-piece was at <a href="/wiki/Hull_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Hull University">Hull University</a> in October 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="John_Peel_sessions,_London_0_Hull_4_and_"Caravan_of_Love""><span id="John_Peel_sessions.2C_London_0_Hull_4_and_.22Caravan_of_Love.22"></span>John Peel sessions, <i>London 0 Hull 4</i> and "Caravan of Love"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: John Peel sessions, London 0 Hull 4 and "Caravan of Love""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Key left at the end of 1985, after recording the band's first <a href="/wiki/John_Peel" title="John Peel">John Peel</a> session and the band's first single <a href="/wiki/Flag_Day_(song)" title="Flag Day (song)">Flag Day</a>, saying he felt isolated in the writing process for the band's first album.<sup id="cite_ref-rc_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rc-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Heaton invited Norman Cook (later known as <a href="/wiki/Fatboy_Slim" title="Fatboy Slim">Fatboy Slim</a>), who had been a member of Heaton's teenage band the Stomping Pond Frogs and had played on some early Housemartins demos, to replace Key.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-heatongrad_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heatongrad-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1986, having recorded a second John Peel session, the band broke through with their third single "<a href="/wiki/Happy_Hour_(The_Housemartins_song)" title="Happy Hour (The Housemartins song)">Happy Hour</a>", which reached No. 3 in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The single's success was helped by a <a href="/wiki/Claymation" title="Claymation">claymation</a> animated pop promo of a type that was in vogue at the time, featuring a <a href="/wiki/Cameo_appearance" title="Cameo appearance">cameo</a> by comedian <a href="/wiki/Phill_Jupitus" title="Phill Jupitus">Phill Jupitus</a>, who toured with the band under his stage name of "Porky the Poet". Their debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/London_0_Hull_4" title="London 0 Hull 4">London 0 Hull 4</a></i>, was released later in 1986 and contained their previous two singles as well as alternative versions of first single "<a href="/wiki/Flag_Day_(song)" title="Flag Day (song)">Flag Day</a>" and follow-up to Happy Hour, "<a href="/wiki/Think_for_a_Minute" title="Think for a Minute">Think for a Minute</a>". </p><p>At the end of 1986 they had their only UK No. 1 single on 16 December with a cover version of <a href="/wiki/Isley-Jasper-Isley" title="Isley-Jasper-Isley">Isley-Jasper-Isley</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Caravan_of_Love" title="Caravan of Love">Caravan of Love</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-The_Great_Rock_Discography_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Great_Rock_Discography-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The single was pipped to the Christmas number 1 by <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Wilson" title="Jackie Wilson">Jackie Wilson</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Reet_Petite" title="Reet Petite">Reet Petite</a></i>, which the band later attributed to the track being pulled from the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_1" title="BBC Radio 1">BBC Radio 1</a> playlist following a sexual reference to the then prime minister, <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>, and her husband <a href="/wiki/Denis_Thatcher" title="Denis Thatcher">Denis</a>, made by one of the band in a radio interview.<sup id="cite_ref-mojo_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mojo-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rc_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rc-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Caravan of Love" was first performed by the Housemartins in their second <a href="/wiki/List_of_Peel_sessions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Peel sessions">Peel session</a> in April 1986, before their initial chart success. At Peel's suggestion, the band then recorded another session (under the name the Fish City Five), consisting entirely of a cappella performances, and on occasion played support act for their own performance under this alternative name. The "Caravan of Love" single featured four a cappella gospel songs on the <a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-side</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_People_Who_Grinned_Themselves_to_Death"><i>The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Drummer <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Whitaker" title="Hugh Whitaker">Hugh Whitaker</a> left in 1987 on amicable terms, and suggested his school friend <a href="/wiki/Dave_Hemingway" title="Dave Hemingway">Dave Hemingway</a> as replacement.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Great_Rock_Discography_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Great_Rock_Discography-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Beautiful_South_Fans_Housemartins_Page_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beautiful_South_Fans_Housemartins_Page-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-heatongrad_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heatongrad-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Housemartins' second album <i><a href="/wiki/The_People_Who_Grinned_Themselves_to_Death" title="The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death">The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death</a></i> was released in September 1987, and included their two previous singles "<a href="/wiki/Five_Get_Over_Excited" title="Five Get Over Excited">Five Get Over Excited</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Me_and_the_Farmer" title="Me and the Farmer">Me and the Farmer</a>". A third single from the album, "<a href="/wiki/Build_(song)" title="Build (song)">Build</a>", was released in November, and a final Peel Session from the same month provided a recording used for their final single. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Breakup_and_post-breakup_activities">Breakup and post-breakup activities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Breakup and post-breakup activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the release of their last single <i><a href="/wiki/There_Is_Always_Something_There_to_Remind_Me" title="There Is Always Something There to Remind Me">There Is Always Something There to Remind Me</a></i> in April 1988, the Housemartins announced that the band was splitting up. A farewell compilation album, <i><a href="/wiki/Now_That%27s_What_I_Call_Quite_Good" title="Now That's What I Call Quite Good">Now That's What I Call Quite Good</a></i> was released later that year. </p><p>The members of the band have remained in contact and have worked on each other's projects. Norman Cook has enjoyed significant success with <a href="/wiki/Beats_International" title="Beats International">Beats International</a> and then as <a href="/wiki/Fatboy_Slim" title="Fatboy Slim">Fatboy Slim</a>, while Heaton, Hemingway and roadie <a href="/wiki/Sean_Welch" title="Sean Welch">Sean Welch</a> formed <a href="/wiki/The_Beautiful_South" title="The Beautiful South">The Beautiful South</a>. In August 2009, <i><a href="/wiki/Mojo_(magazine)" title="Mojo (magazine)">Mojo</a></i> magazine arranged for The Housemartins' original members (Heaton, Cullimore, Cook and Whitaker) to get together for a photo-shoot and interview, for the first time in many years, but in the interview all the members maintained that the band would not re-form.<sup id="cite_ref-mojo_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mojo-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cullimore became a children's author,<sup id="cite_ref-mojo_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mojo-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in December 2009 co-wrote songs for (and appeared in) a pre-school music series called <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bopps" title="The Bopps">The Bopps</a></i>, which first showed on <a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(UK_%26_Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nick Jr. (UK & Ireland)">Nick Jr.</a> in the UK in April 2010. Cullimore and Whitaker joined Heaton on stage during a show by Heaton and <a href="/wiki/Jacqui_Abbott" title="Jacqui Abbott">Jacqui Abbott</a> in 2014 at Hull's <a href="/wiki/The_New_Adelphi_Club" title="The New Adelphi Club">The New Adelphi Club</a>, on the stage where the band had signed their Go-Discs record contract. The trio performed the Housemartins hit "Me and the Farmer", and Cullimore and Heaton closed the show with a performance of "Caravan of Love".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2024, Heaton performed on the <a href="/wiki/Pyramid_Stage" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyramid Stage">Pyramid Stage</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival" title="Glastonbury Festival">Glastonbury Festival</a>, and was joined by Cook on bass for a performance of "Happy Hour".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_style_and_lyrics">Musical style and lyrics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Musical style and lyrics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The band's early releases saw them described as <a href="/wiki/Jangle_pop" title="Jangle pop">jangle pop</a>, which brought comparisons with bands such as <a href="/wiki/The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">the Smiths</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aztec_Camera" title="Aztec Camera">Aztec Camera</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cooper_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cooper-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fletcher_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fletcher-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/David_Quantick" title="David Quantick">David Quantick</a>, writing for <i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></i>, described them in 1986 as playing "traditional '60s-style guitar pop overlaid with soul vocals".<sup id="cite_ref-Quantick_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quantick-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cook described the band as "religious, but not Christians", and the band's repertoire included gospel songs.<sup id="cite_ref-Cooper_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cooper-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Quantick_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quantick-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many of the band's lyrics have <a href="/wiki/Socialism" title="Socialism">socialist</a> themes, with Cook stating that "Paul realised that he hated writing about love...and that writing politically came easier to him", describing some of their songs as "angrily political".<sup id="cite_ref-Quantick_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quantick-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lamie_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lamie-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Band_members">Band members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Band members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_lineup">Final lineup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Final lineup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Heaton" title="Paul Heaton">Paul Heaton</a> – vocals, harmonica, guitar, trombone (1983–1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Cullimore" title="Stan Cullimore">Stan Cullimore</a> – guitar, vocals (1983–1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatboy_Slim" title="Fatboy Slim">Norman Cook</a> – bass, vocals (1985–1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Hemingway" title="Dave Hemingway">Dave Hemingway</a> – drums, vocals (1987–1988)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_members">Former members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Former members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Key_(musician)" title="Ted Key (musician)">Ted Key</a> – bass, vocals (1984–1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Whitaker" title="Hugh Whitaker">Hugh Whitaker</a> – drums, vocals (1985–1987)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_16e2enzpj30ne54h361kh5u8g1736cf"></map><img usemap="#timeline_16e2enzpj30ne54h361kh5u8g1736cf" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/16e2enzpj30ne54h361kh5u8g1736cf.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums">Albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:210px;">Album details </th> <th colspan="6">Peak chart positions </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">Certifications</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/UK_Album_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Album Chart">UK</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-uk_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uk-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">AUS</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-aus_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aus-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Recording Industry Association of New Zealand">NZL</a><br /> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">SWE</a><br /> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/VG-lista" title="VG-lista">NOR</a><br /> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-stephenthomaserlewine_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stephenthomaserlewine-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/London_0_Hull_4" title="London 0 Hull 4">London 0 Hull 4</a></i> <ul><li>Released: October 1986</li> <li>Label: <a href="/wiki/Go!_Discs" title="Go! Discs">Go! Discs</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">124 </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>: Platinum<sup id="cite_ref-bpi_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpi-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_People_Who_Grinned_Themselves_to_Death" title="The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death">The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death</a></i> <ul><li>Released: September 1987</li> <li>Label: Go! Discs</li></ul> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">56 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">34 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">25 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">177 </td> <td> <ul><li>BPI: Gold<sup id="cite_ref-bpi_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpi-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;">"—" denotes releases that did not chart. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compilation_albums">Compilation albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Compilation albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/UK_Album_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Album Charts">UK</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-uk_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uk-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Certifications </th> <th>Record label </th></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i>The Housemartins Christmas Box Set</i> </td> <td align="center">84 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Now_That%27s_What_I_Call_Quite_Good" title="Now That's What I Call Quite Good">Now That's What I Call Quite Good</a></i> </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td> <ul><li>BPI: Gold<sup id="cite_ref-bpi_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpi-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Go!_Discs" title="Go! Discs">Go! Discs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i>The Best of the Housemartins</i> </td> <td align="center">29 </td> <td> <ul><li>BPI: Silver<sup id="cite_ref-bpi_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpi-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td>Go! Discs/<a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_BBC_(The_Housemartins_album)" title="Live at the BBC (The Housemartins album)">Live at the BBC</a></i> </td> <td align="center">― </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Soup_(The_Housemartins_and_The_Beautiful_South_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Soup (The Housemartins and The Beautiful South album)">Soup</a></i> </td> <td align="center">15 </td> <td> <ul><li>BPI: 2× Platinum<sup id="cite_ref-bpi_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpi-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td>Mercury </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;">"—" denotes releases that did not chart. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="width:1em;">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Title </th> <th colspan="9">Peak chart positions </th> <th rowspan="2">Certifications </th> <th rowspan="2">Album </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-uk_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uk-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">NZL</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Top_40" title="Dutch Top 40">NLD</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">BEL</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Music_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Music Charts">SWI</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">AUT</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">SWE</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/VG-lista" title="VG-lista">NOR</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">AUS</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-aus_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aus-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Flag_Day_(The_Housemartins_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag Day (The Housemartins song)">Flag Day</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="4"><i>London 0 Hull 4</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1986 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Sheep_(The_Housemartins_song)" title="Sheep (The Housemartins song)">Sheep</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">56 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">97 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_Hour_(The_Housemartins_song)" title="Happy Hour (The Housemartins song)">Happy Hour</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">38 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">25 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> <ul><li>BPI: Gold<sup id="cite_ref-bpi_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpi-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Think_for_a_Minute" title="Think for a Minute">Think for a Minute</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Caravan_of_Love_(Single)#The_Housemartins_version" class="mw-redirect" title="Caravan of Love (Single)">Caravan of Love</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td> <td> <ul><li>BPI: Gold<sup id="cite_ref-bpi_22-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpi-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td>Non-album single </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1987 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Five_Get_Over_Excited" title="Five Get Over Excited">Five Get Over Excited</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">96 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="3"><i>The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Me_and_the_Farmer" title="Me and the Farmer">Me and the Farmer</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">15 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Build_(song)" title="Build (song)">Build</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">15 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">41 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">65 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/There_Is_Always_Something_There_to_Remind_Me" title="There Is Always Something There to Remind Me">There Is Always Something There to Remind Me</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td> <td><i>Now That's What I Call Quite Good</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td>"Change the World" <small>(as <a href="/wiki/Dino_Lenny" title="Dino Lenny">Dino Lenny</a> vs The Housemartins)</small> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">51 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td> <td>Non-album single </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="13" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;">"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Videography">Videography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Videography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>(does not include "live" appearances on TV programmes)</i> </p> <ul><li>"Sheep"</li> <li>"Happy Hour"</li> <li>"Think for a Minute"</li> <li>"Caravan of Love"</li> <li>"Five Get Over Excited"</li> <li>"Me and the Farmer"</li> <li>"Build"</li> <li>"There Is Always Something There to Remind Me"</li> <li>"We're Not Deep"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Housemartins&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Better_Living_Through_Chemistry_(album)" title="Better Living Through Chemistry (album)">Better Living Through Chemistry</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You%27ve_Come_a_Long_Way,_Baby" title="You've Come a Long Way, Baby">You've Come a Long Way, Baby</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halfway_Between_the_Gutter_and_the_Stars" title="Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars">Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Palookaville_(album)" title="Palookaville (album)">Palookaville</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Floor_at_the_Boutique" title="On the Floor at the Boutique">On the Floor at the Boutique</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_on_Brighton_Beach" title="Live on 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Everybody_Needs_a_303" title="Everybody Needs a 303">Everybody Needs a 303</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Going_Out_of_My_Head" title="Going Out of My Head">Going Out of My Head</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Rockafeller_Skank" title="The Rockafeller Skank">The Rockafeller Skank</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gangster_Tripping" title="Gangster Tripping">Gangster Trippin</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Praise_You" title="Praise You">Praise You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Right_Here,_Right_Now_(Fatboy_Slim_song)" title="Right Here, Right Now (Fatboy Slim song)">Right Here, Right Now</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sunset_(Bird_of_Prey)" title="Sunset (Bird of Prey)">Sunset (Bird of Prey)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Demons_(Fatboy_Slim_song)" title="Demons (Fatboy Slim song)">Demons</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Star_69_(Fatboy_Slim_song)" title="Star 69 (Fatboy Slim song)">Star 69</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Weapon_of_Choice_(song)" title="Weapon of Choice (song)">Weapon of Choice</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Song_for_Shelter/Ya_Mama" title="Song for Shelter/Ya Mama">Song for Shelter/Ya Mama</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Drop_the_Hate" title="Drop the Hate">Drop the Hate</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Retox_(song)" title="Retox (song)">Retox</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Talkin%27_bout_My_Baby" title="Talkin' bout My Baby">Talkin' bout My Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Slash_Dot_Dash" title="Slash Dot Dash">Slash Dot Dash</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wonderful_Night" title="Wonderful Night">Wonderful Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Joker_(Steve_Miller_Band_song)#Album_tracks" title="The Joker (Steve Miller Band song)">The Joker</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Let_the_Man_Get_You_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="Don't Let the Man Get You Down">Don't Let the Man Get You Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That_Old_Pair_of_Jeans" title="That Old Pair of 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable remixes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Renegade_Master#"Renegade_Master_'98"" title="Renegade Master">Renegade Master '98</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Brimful_of_Asha#Norman_Cook_remix" title="Brimful of Asha">Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_See_You_Baby" title="I See You Baby">I See You Baby</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Concerts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_Beach_Boutique_II" title="Big Beach Boutique II">Big Beach Boutique II</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" 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