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| Released | 14 July 1997 | |||
| Genre | Trip hop, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Clean Up | |||
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"Post-Modern Sleaze" is a single released by British trip hop band Sneaker Pimps in 1997 from their debut album Becoming X . It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and number 143 in Australia.
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA) | 143 |
| Scotland (OCC) [3] | 22 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [4] | 22 |
| UK Dance (OCC) [5] | 4 |
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