| "Five Get Over Excited" | ||||
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| Single by The Housemartins | ||||
| from the album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death | ||||
| Released | 11 May 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Go! Discs | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Heaton and Stan Cullimore | |||
| The Housemartins singles chronology | ||||
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Five Get Over Excited is a song by The Housemartins released as a single from their album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death.
The follow-up to their #1 UK hit "Caravan of Love" (although it was preceded by the USA-only release of "Flag Day"), it peaked at #11 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1987.[2][3]
Although it was the first single without drummer Hugh Whitaker, who left the band before this song and album were recorded,[3] Whitaker appears in the music video for the track, where he is kidnapped by new drummer Dave Hemingway.
Music writer Rikki Rooksby notes that the track's "anti-hyperbolic title" is "positively revolutionary", as the use of hyperbole in pop lyrics is pervasive but never admitted.[4] In 2007, the Manchester Evening News described the tune as "another corking chart hit that stands as a beacon amongst the dross of the 1980s."[5]
7 inch single track listing
- "Five Get Over Excited"
- "Rebel Without The Airplay"
12 inch/cassette single track listing
- "Five Get Over Excited"
- "So Glad"
- "Hopelessly Devoted To Them"
- "Rebel Without The Airplay"
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart | 96 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart | 11 |
References
- ^ Smith, Robin (9 May 1987). "Index". Record Mirror. p. 5. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ "Five Get Over Excited", Chart Stats, retrieved 2010-02-10
- ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (2002) The Great Rock Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-312-1, p. 489
- ^ Rikki Rooksby. The title may also be a reference to Enid Blyton 's Famous Five novels. Lyrics: Writing Better Words for Your Songs (2006) (ISBN 978-0879308858)
- ^ "Releases: Music". Manchester Evening News. November 6, 2007.
