The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death

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"The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death" is a 1987 indie pop album by British band The Housemartins, noted for its jangly guitar sound and socially and politically charged lyrics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indie pop album ⓘ
music album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
albumBy The Housemartins ⓘ
chartPerformance reached UK Albums Chart ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
coverArtDepicts caricature of the British royal family ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
featuresMusician Dave Hemingway ⓘ
Norman Cook ⓘ
Paul Heaton ⓘ
Stan Cullimore ⓘ
follows London 0 Hull 4 ⓘ
genre alternative rock ⓘ
indie pop ⓘ
jangle pop ⓘ
hasQuality jangly guitar sound ⓘ
politically charged lyrics ⓘ
socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
hasTrack Bow Down ⓘ
Build ⓘ
Five Get Over Excited ⓘ
I Can’t Put My Finger on It ⓘ
Johannesburg ⓘ
Me and the Farmer ⓘ
Pirate Aggro ⓘ
The Light Is Always Green ⓘ
The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death (song) ⓘ
The World’s on Fire ⓘ
We Are Not Going Back ⓘ
You Better Be Doubtful ⓘ
isFollowedBy Now That’s What I Call Quite Good ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 36 minutes ⓘ
mainSongwriter Paul Heaton ⓘ
Stan Cullimore ⓘ
notableFor blend of upbeat melodies with critical lyrics ⓘ
critique of monarchy and establishment politics ⓘ
partOf discography of The Housemartins ⓘ
performer The Housemartins ⓘ
precededBy London 0 Hull 4 ⓘ
producer John Williams ⓘ
recordedIn 1987 ⓘ
recordLabel Elektra Records ⓘ
Go! Discs ⓘ
releaseDate 1987-09-21 ⓘ
releaseYear 1987 ⓘ

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The Housemartins → secondAlbum → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ⓘ
The Housemartins → album → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ⓘ
Me and the Farmer → partOf → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ⓘ
Me and the Farmer → album → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ⓘ
Build → partOfAlbum → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ⓘ
Build → album → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ⓘ
Paul Heaton → notableWork → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ⓘ
London 0 Hull 4 → followedBy → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ⓘ
The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death → hasTrack → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death (song) ⓘ
linked to: The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
Now That's What I Call Quite Good → follows → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ⓘ
Now That's What I Call Quite Good → hasPart → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ⓘ
Now That's What I Call Quite Good → hasPart → The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death (live) ⓘ
linked to: The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death