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| Hup | ||||
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| Released | 2 October 1989 | |||
| Studio | The Greenhouse, north London | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 39:35 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Pat Collier | |||
| The Wonder Stuff chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Hup is the second album by English alternative rock band The Wonder Stuff, released in 1989.
"Don't Let Me Down, Gently" and "Golden Green" were both released as singles from the album, reaching number 19 and number 33 respectively in the UK Singles Chart. [2] "Piece of Sky" was originally planned to be the next single after "Golden Green", but this plan was abandoned when Rob Jones left the band in December 1989. The promotional video originally filmed for "Piece of Sky" was re-worked (notably with all shots of Rob Jones being removed) and ultimately used for their next single, "Circlesquare", which was written on the same day as "Can't Shape Up"; May 9, 1989.
"Can't Shape Up" was originally much slower and played on acoustic guitar with harmonica. One version featured references to Rick Astley. The slower version was released on the Welcome to the Cheap Seats EP.
"Unfaithful" is the folksy ballad on the album, and does not feature percussion, only strings and acoustic guitar. "Golden Green" was originally a purely electric guitar and percussion song which had Martin Bell's fiddle and banjo added. There was an alternate chorus to "Golden Green" which was not included in the version on Hup.
All songs written and performed by The Wonder Stuff except where noted
Re-recordings of the original album together with contemporary non-album tracks, 2010.
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] | 131 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [4] | 5 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI) [5] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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