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| Released | 29 May 1995 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 5 September–9 October 1994 | |||
| Studio | The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell | |||
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| Length | 42:09 | |||
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Grand Prix is the fifth album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released in May 1995 via Creation Records.
The now-defunct Formula One racing team Simtek provided the car that appears on the front cover. [10]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ [12] |
| The Guardian | [13] |
| Mojo | [14] |
| NME | 9/10 [15] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10 [16] |
| Q | [17] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [18] |
| Spin | 4/10 [19] |
| Uncut | 8/10 [20] |
Upon release, Grand Prix received almost unanimous critical acclaim. Writing for The Independent , Andy Gill called it "winsome and reflective", [21] while Angela Lewis of the same publication described Grand Prix as a "breathtakingly superb (album) with finely honed dynamics, nagging harmonies and deceptively simple lyrics". [22] In 2018, Q placed Grand Prix at number 72 in its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever". [23] It was voted number 624 in the 3rd edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2018). [24] In 2022, it made number 72 on The Observer Music Monthly's top 100 British albums list. [25] In 2013, NME ranked it at number 282 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. [26]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "About You" | Raymond McGinley | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Sparky's Dream" | Gerard Love | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Mellow Doubt" | Norman Blake | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Don't Look Back" | Love | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Verisimilitude" | McGinley | 3:31 |
| 6. | "Neil Jung" | Blake | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Tears" | Blake | 2:43 |
| 8. | "Discolite" | Love | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Say No" | McGinley | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Going Places" | Love | 4:28 |
| 11. | "I'll Make It Clear" | Blake | 2:33 |
| 12. | "I Gotta Know" | McGinley | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Hardcore/Ballad" | Blake | 1:48 |
| Total length: | 42:09 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "About You" (acoustic version) (B-side of "Mellow Doubt") | McGinley | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Between Us" (B-side of "Mellow Doubt") | Neil Innes | 2:03 |
| 3. | "For You" (B-side of "Sparky's Dream") | McGinley | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Try and Stop Me" (B-side of "Sparky's Dream") | Eddie Phillips, Kenny Pickett | 2:27 |
| 5. | "Who Loves the Sun" (B-side of "Sparky's Dream") | Lou Reed | 2:41 |
| Total length: | 13:18 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Discolite" (demo) | Love | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Voicemail from Rodney Bingenheimer" | 0:37 | |
| 3. | "I Gotta Know" (demo) | McGinley | 4:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Coffee Morning" (instrumental) | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Norman's Answering Machine Message" | 0:23 |
| 3. | "Untitled" (instrumental) | 3:22 |
| Total length: | 15:00 | |
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| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [27] | 57 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [28] | 33 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [29] | 7 |
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