Pleased To Meet You

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English Beefcake" stars a man who ends relationships, while being hesitant in causing pain as a result of them. The UK special edition included the bonus songs "Gaudi" and "What Is It Good For" as 9th and 10th tracks. Scratchcard" and "I Thought You Were", outtakes from the album's sessions, were included on the career-spanning box set The Gathering Sound (2012), alongside the music video for "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)".

Space" begins as a Radiohead-esque track with an electro intro before shifting into chorus sections in the vein of Simple Minds. On 6 September, the band announced their departure from Mercury [36] after completing their six-album contract, though they planned to release a compilation and reissue their back catalogue in the future through the label.This is about finding a way to represent our collective spirit,” says James frontman Tim Booth, discussing the band’s curious new figurehead. Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 18 May 2001; the band appeared on Later. Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" was included on the band's fourth compilation album Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles (2007).

House in the Woods studios; producer credit was split between Brian Eno, guitarist/violinist Saul Davies, KK and the band. The Shining", "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" and "Alaskan Pipeline" were engineered by James Loughrey. The Shining", "Senorita", "Gaudi", "What Is It Good For" and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" were recorded at House in the Woods in Bletchingley.with Jools Holland later that day, [29] and performed "Falling Down" and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)". On 29 October, Booth announced he would be leaving the band after their current tour engagements, with the band aiming to continue recording. They had written over 30 tracks for inclusion on their next record; on the opening night, the band played seven of these new songs.

Most of the finished album was made up from live takes and demos that were made before recording with Eno. Throughout July and September, the band performed at the T in the Park, Guildford Live, City in the Park, [30] Witnness, [35] Benicàssim, and Annual Youth Music festivals, across the UK, Spain and Portugal.

It was originally titled We Want Our Money Back, [5] before being re-titled Space, [15] and eventually Pleased to Meet You. English Beefcake" and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" were included on the band's third compilation album The Collection (2004). What Is It Good For" was engineered by Pettit and mixed by him, James and Bascombe at House in the Woods and Whitfield. The remainder of the tracks were credited to different producers: "Falling Down" by Eno and KK; "The Shining", "Give It Away" and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" by James and Eno; "Gaudi" by James and Baynton-Power; "What Is It Good For" by James; "Fine" by James, Eno and KK; and "Alaskan Pipeline" by James. It was promoted with an appearance on Top of the Pops and various festivals across three months in the UK, Spain and Portugal.