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The song was selected by EMI to be released as a single before the Undertones' 3rd LP Positive Touch [1] and was released on 21 April 1981, two weeks before the release of Positive Touch. The single reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart on 24 May, [ 2 ] and would also reach number 10 in the Irish Singles Chart .
Although the majority of the songs on Positive Touch were inspired by the same subjects as the songs released upon their two previous albums (generally teenage angst), Positive Touch was the first and only album released by the Undertones to contain songs which drew lyrical inspiration from the Troubles relating to the political and social ...
The Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974. [12] The band members were five friends from Creggan and the Bogside, who originally drew inspiration from such artists as the Beatles, Small Faces and Lindisfarne [13] and who decided in part to form their own band due to both their common interest in music and the fact that—because of the Troubles—many entertainment venues in the ...
The Best of the Undertones – Teenage Kicks: Released: 1 September 2003; ... West Bank Songs 1978–1983 – A Best Of: ... "It's Going to Happen!" 1981 18 10 49
"Wednesday Week" is the seventh single released by the Undertones. [2] The song was written in December 1979 by the band's rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter, John O' Neill, [3] during a Christmas break the band had taken while recording their second album, Hypnotised.
Bradley formed The Undertones in 1976. Their first single, " Teenage Kicks ", went gold in the UK, and is also best known for being the most favoured song by late Disc Jockey John Peel . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Subsequent songs charted averagely in comparison, and the band had their highest charted song in 1980, with " My Perfect Cousin ", going to number ...
Sharkey's solo work was significantly different to the post-punk offerings of The Undertones. His best-known solo material is the 1985 UK chart-topping single penned by Lone Justice frontwoman Maria McKee , " A Good Heart ", which went to No. 1 in several countries including the UK in late 1985.
The Undertones is the 1979 debut album by the Undertones. The album was recorded at Eden Studios in Acton, West London in January 1979 and was released in May that year. [ 5 ] The original release included just one single release: " Jimmy Jimmy " and an album version of " Here Comes the Summer ", which was never released as a single.