Me Me Me (band)

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Me Me Me
OriginLondon, England
Genres Britpop
Years active1996
Labels Indolent
Past members Stephen Duffy
Alex James
Justin Welch
Charlie Bloor

Me Me Me were a one-off English Britpop supergroup formed in 1996, consisting of Alex James of Blur (vocals, bass), Stephen Duffy (vocals, guitar) previously of Duran Duran/The Lilac Time, Justin Welch of Elastica (drums), and James' friend Charlie Bloor (credited as "musician"). The band's first and only single, "Hanging Around" was released on 5 August 1996 and reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. [1]

Contents

"Hanging Around" was released on 7-inch single (DUFF005) and cassette (DUFF005C), also featuring "Hollywood Wives", and on CD-single with a third track, "Tabitha's Island" (DUFF005CD). There were also promotional versions released in July 1996 on 12-inch single (DOLE041) and CD-single (DOLE044). [2] The tracks were originally recorded as a soundtrack for Damien Hirst's film Hanging Around , first shown at the Spellbound Exhibition, which took place at London's Hayward Gallery in March 1996. [3]

The lead track was produced by the band. The other tracks were produced by Stephen Street. [3]

Discography

Singles

DateSingleTypeTrack listing
5 August 1996"Hanging Around"CD1. "Hanging Around"
2. "Hollywood Wives"
3. "Tabitha's Island"
CD promo
Cassette1. "Hanging Around"
2. "Hollywood Wives"
7"
12" promo1. "Hanging Around"
2. "Tabitha's Island"

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References

  1. Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography . Canongate. ISBN   0-86241-913-1.
  2. Hanging Around release details
  3. 1 2 Me Me Me at duffypedia Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine