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The song developed into Skinner's first single, "Has It Come to This?", and was released under the name The Streets. [5] The song peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart in October 2001. [6] The Streets' debut album, Original Pirate Material, was released in March 2002. The album was successful both with critics and the general public.
The Streets released six studio albums, three mixtapes, one EP and thirty-five singles. The first studio album, Original Pirate Material , was released in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2002, and reached number 10 on the UK Albums Chart , managing to be certified as platinum in March 2003. [ 1 ]
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The B-side of the UK single release of "Fit But You Know It" is the song "Soaked by the Ale". The story of this song takes place between the events of "Fit But You Know It" and "Such a Twat". It documents one of Skinner's mates being annoyed at Mike for stealing a tub of ice cream whilst on holiday in Spain as a result of his excessive drinking.
Original Pirate Material is the debut studio album by English hip hop project the Streets, released on 25 March 2002.Recorded mostly in a room in a south London house rented at the time by principal member Mike Skinner, the album is musically influenced by UK garage and American hip hop, while its lyrics tell stories of British working-class life.
It should only contain pages that are The Streets albums or lists of The Streets albums, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about The Streets albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
Michael Geoffrey Skinner (born 27 November 1978) [1] is an English rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Best known for the music project the Streets, [2] Skinner has also released music as a solo artist, as part of the D.O.T. with frequent collaborator Rob Harvey, [3] and under the pseudonym The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light.
The song is the Streets' most successful single, reaching number one in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2004, six days after its release. "Dry Your Eyes" also went straight to number one in Ireland staying there for three weeks in a row. In Australia, the song was ranked number 19 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. [1]