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Trucks | |
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Origin | Norway / United Kingdom |
Genres | Pop punk, punk rock, alternative rock |
Years active | 2002–2004 |
Labels | Waterfall |
Members | Olav Iversen Mark Remmington Tor Bjarne Bjelland Steve Ryan |
Trucks were a short-lived British/Norwegian pop punk band, whose most popular release was the 2002 novelty single, "It's Just Porn Mum". The single was a top-five hit in Norway, and peaked at No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart. [1] Its music video starred Ron Jeremy. [2]
Many promo versions of the album were released, including songs not to be featured on the main album itself, such as a cover version of The Tom Robinson Band's hit, "2-4-6-8 Motorway".
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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NOR [3] | AUS [4] | DEN [5] | UK [1] | |||
"It's Just Porn Mum" | 2002 | 5 | 35 | 13 | 46 | Juice |
"Kickin'" | 2003 | 11 | — | — | — | |
"Monkey See, Monkey Do" | 2004 | — | — | — | — |
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