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Nuisance (album)

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Nuisance
Studio album by
Released24 October 1995
GenreBritpop
Length48:54
LabelLaurel/London
ProducerNeill King
Menswear chronology
Nuisance
(1995)
¡Hay Tiempo!
(1998)
Singles from Nuisance
  1. "I'll Manage Somehow"
    Released: 3 April 1995
  2. "Daydreamer"
    Released: 19 June 1995
  3. "Stardust"
    Released: 18 September 1995
  4. "Sleeping In"
    Released: 27 November 1995
  5. "Being Brave"
    Released: 11 March 1996

Nuisance is the debut studio album by British rock band Menswear, released on 24 October 1995 by Laurel/London Records.[1] The album was preceded by "I'll Manage Somehow", "Daydreamer" and "Stardust"; the former charted in the top fifty while the latter two charted in the top 20.[2] The album peaked at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Production

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All the material for Nuisance was written by Johnny Dean, Chris Gentry, Simon White, Matt Everitt and Stuart Black. The album was produced by Neill King.

Release

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Preceding the album, "I'll Manage Somehow" peaked at number 49 in the UK.[2] This was followed up by "Daydreamer" and ""Stardust", charting at number 14 and number 16 respectively.[2] Nuisance was released on 24 October 1995 by the label Laurel and peaked at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.[2][nb 1] "Sleeping In" reached number 24 and "Being Brave" charted at number 10.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

In a retrospective article about Britpop, Huffington Post writer Kayley Kravitz wrote that while Nuisance "stands up as a great Britpop record" it sound "[d]ated [...] but essential Britpop nonetheless."[4]

Track listing

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All songs written by Johnny Dean, Chris Gentry, Simon White, Matt Everitt and Stuart Black.

  1. "125 West 3rd Street" – 3:06
  2. "I'll Manage Somehow" – 2:35
  3. "Sleeping In" – 4:42
  4. "Little Miss Pinpoint Eyes" – 2:07
  5. "Daydreamer" – 2:16
  6. "Hollywood Girl" – 2:18
  7. "Being Brave" – 4:02
  8. "Around You Again" – 3:23
  9. "The One" – 3:43
  10. "Stardust" – 2:55
  11. "Piece of Me" – 3:03
  12. "Stardust (reprise)" – 14:39
    Includes hidden track "Bones and Red Meat", which lasts for 3:20

Personnel

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References

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Footnotes
  1. ^ UK Laurel 828 676 2
Citations
  1. ^ Sprague, David (23 September 1995). "London's Menswear latest U.K. fashion". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 38. p. 23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "MENSWEAR". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Nuisance - Menswear - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. ^ Kravitz, Kayley (29 July 2012). "Revisiting Britpop in 2012". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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