| "Our House Is Dadless" | ||||
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| Single by Kid British | ||||
| from the album It Was This or Football | ||||
| Released | 4 July 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Ska, indie | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sean Mbaya, James Mayer, Adio Marchant, Simeon Mclean, Cathal Smyth, Chris Foreman | |||
| Kid British singles chronology | ||||
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