Shut Up (Madness song)

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"Shut Up"
Single by Madness
from the album 7
Released	September 11, 1981
Format	vinyl record 7", 12"
Recorded	1981
Genre	Pop
Length	4:07
Label	Stiff Records
Writer(s)	Graham McPherson/Chris Foreman
Producer(s)	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
Chart positions
UK #7
Madness singles chronology
"Grey Day"	"Shut Up"	"It Must Be Love"

"Shut Up" is a song by British band Madness from their third album 7. It spent 10 weeks in UK charts peaking at number 4.

The song tells a story of a criminal who despite all evidences try to convince people he is not guilty. The words "shut up" do not appear in the song at all, they were present in the early version of the track that was written by Suggs.

[edit] Track listing

• 7" single

1. "Shut Up" - 4:07
2. "A Town With No Name" - 2:52

• 12" single

1. "Shut Up" (extended version)
2. "Never Ask Twice" - 3:08
3. "A Town With No Name" - 2:52

Madness
Suggs | Mike Barson | Lee Thompson | Chris Foreman | Mark Bedford | Daniel Woodgate | Chas Smash
Discography
Studio albums: One Step Beyond... | Absolutely | 7 | The Rise & Fall | Keep Moving | Mad Not Mad | The Madness | Wonderful | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 Live and compilation albums: Complete Madness | Madness | Utter Madness | It's... Madness | It's... Madness Too | Divine Madness | Madstock! | The Business | Total Madness | Universal Madness Singles: "The Prince" | "One Step Beyond" | "My Girl" | "Night Boat to Cairo" | "Baggy Trousers" | "Embarrassment" | "Return of the Los Palmas 7" | "Grey Day" | "Shut Up" | "It Must Be Love" | "Cardiac Arrest" | "House of Fun" | "Driving in My Car" | "Our House" | "Wings of a Dove" | "The Sun and the Rain" | "Michael Caine" | "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" | "Lovestruck"