Up the Bracket (song)

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"Up the Bracket"
Libertines-UpTheBracketSingle.jpg
Single by The Libertines
from the album Up the Bracket
Released30 September 2002
Genre Garage rock
Length2:38
Label Rough Trade Records
Songwriter(s) Pete Doherty, Carl Barât
Producer(s) Mick Jones
The Libertines singles chronology
"What a Waster"
(2002)		"Up the Bracket"
(2002)		"Time for Heroes"
(2003)

"Up the Bracket" is a song by the Libertines, released in September 2002. It is their second overall single and their first from the debut album Up the Bracket .

Contents

The song alludes to London street crime, and tells the story of a romantic couple who refuse to become informants for a pair of gangsters, the gangsters might be an allusion to the Kray Twins, since the Kray family lived in 178 Vallance Road; and the danger that this decision creates.The title is a slang term used by comedian Tony Hancock for a punch to the throat; while "two crooked fingers" refers to the V-sign. [1] [2] [3] "Joseph bloody in the hole" is a reference to Genesis, chapter 37.

In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Up the Bracket" at number 47 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. [4]

Track listing

All songs written by Pete Doherty and Carl Barât.

CD 1

  1. "Up the Bracket" - 2:41
  2. "Boys in the Band" - 3:41
  3. "Skag & Bone Man" - 1:46

CD 2

  1. "Up the Bracket" - 2:41
  2. "The Delaney" - 2:39
  3. "Plan A" - 3:22

7"

  1. "Up the Bracket" - 2:41
  2. "Boys in the Band" - 3:41

Chart performance

Chart (2002)Peak
position [5]
UK Singles Chart 29

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References

  1. ↑ Wright, Lisa. "The Libertines – Every Track". NME . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Davies, Hugh (21 December 2005). "Stone me! Tony Hancock is Pete Doherty's hero". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Anthony Thornton; Roger Sargent (23 May 2013). The Libertines Bound Together: The Story of Peter Doherty and Carl Barat and how they changed British Music. Little, Brown Book Group. p. 33. ISBN   978-0-7515-5330-7.
  4. ↑ "The Greatest Indie Anthems Ever - countdown continues". NME. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
  5. ↑ "Libertines Up The Bracket @ Top40-Charts.com". top40-charts.com. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
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