Skunk Anansie discography

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Skunk Anansie released 3 albums. Two of which, Paranoid & Sunburnt and Stoosh were released on One Little Indian. Post Orgasmic Chill and its four singles were released on Virgin Records.

This discography is for Skunk Anansie's commercial CD single releases in the UK.

Contents

[edit] Paranoid & Sunburnt

Paranoid & Sunburnt is Skunk Anansie's debut album originally released in September, 1995. 4 singles were released for this album; Selling Jesus, I Can Dream, Charity and one of their most popular songs, Weak

Little Baby Swastikkka was also released on vinyl. It was Skunk Anansie's first single. It was not a commercially released single, though.

Note: "It Takes Blood and Guts" is actually called "It Takes Blood and Guts to be this Cool But I'm Still Just a Cliché" but has been shortened in the tracklisting for size purposes.

Cover Title Tracklisting
Paranoid & Sunburnt
  1. Selling Jesus
  2. Intellectualise My Blackness
  3. I Can Dream
  4. Little Baby Swastikka
  5. All In The Name Of Pity
  6. Charity
  7. It Takes Blood And Guts
  8. Weak
  9. And Here I Stand
  10. 100 Ways To Be A Good Girl
  11. Rise Up

In December, 2005 Paranoid & Sunburnt was re-released as a special edition with a DVD featuring the videos to the 4 singles:

  1. Selling Jesus
  2. Charity
  3. I Can Dream
  4. Weak

[edit] Singles From Paranoid & Sunburnt

Cover Title Tracklisting Released Chart
Selling Jesus
  1. Selling Jesus
  2. Through Rage
  3. You Want It All
  4. Skunk Song
 25/03/1995 #46
I Can Dream
  1. I Can Dream (Single Version)
  2. Aesthetic Anarchist
  3. Black Skin Sexuality
  4. Little Baby Swastikkka (Live for Radio One Evening Session)
 17/06/1995 #41
Charity
  1. Charity
  2. Used
  3. Killer’s War
  4. Kept My Mouth Shut
 02/09/1995 #40
Weak CD1
  1. Weak
  2. Selling Jesus
  3. Tour Hymn
 27/01/1996 #20
Weak CD2
  1. Weak (Ackee And Saltfish Mix)
  2. Charity (Clit Pop Mix)
  3. 100 Ways To Be A Good Girl (Anti Matter Mix)
  4. Rise Up (Bonhamoon Mix)
 27/01/1996 #20
Charity CD1 (Re-release)
  1. Charity
  2. I Can Dream (Live)
  3. Punk By Numbers (Live)
 27/04/1996 #20
Charity CD2 (Re-release)
  1. Charity (Live)
  2. And Here I Stand (Live)
  3. It Takes Blood and Guts (Live)
  4. Intellectualise My Blackness (Live)
 27/04/1996 #20

[edit] Stoosh

Stoosh is Skunk Anansie's follow up to Paranoid and Sunburnt and was released in October, 1996. Its singles were All I Want, Twisted (Everyday Hurts), Hedonism (Just Because it Feels Good) and Brazen (Weep).

Cover Title Tracklisting
Stoosh
  1. Yes It's Fucking Political
  2. All I Want
  3. She's My Heroine
  4. Infidelity (Only You)
  5. Hedonism(Just Because You Feel Good)
  6. Twisted (Everyday Hurts)
  7. We Love Your Apathy
  8. Brazen (Weep)
  9. Pickin On Me
  10. Milk Is My Sugar
  11. Glorious Pop Song

In December, 2005 Stoosh was re-released as a special edition with a DVD featuring the videos to the 4 singles:

  1. All I Want
  2. Twisted (Everyday Hurts)
  3. Hedonism (Just Because It Feels Good)
  4. Brazen (Weep)

[edit] Singles from Stoosh

Cover Title Tracklisting Released Chart
All I Want CD1
  1. All I Want
  2. Fragile
  3. Punk By Numbers
  4. Your Fight
 28/09/1996 #14
All I Want CD2
  1. All I Want (DVS Mix)
  2. But The Sex Was Good
  3. Every Bitch But Me
  4. Black Skinhead Coconut Dogfight
 28/09/1996 #14
Twisted (Everyday Hurts) CD1
  1. Twisted (Everyday Hurts)
  2. She's My Heroine (Polyester & Cotton Mix)
  3. Milk Is My Sugar (Cement Mix)
  4. Pickin On Me (Instrumental Picknmix)
 30/11/1996 #28
Twisted (Everyday Hurts) CD2
  1. Twisted (Everyday Hurts) (Cake Mix)
  2. Pickin On Me (Pick'n'Mix)
  3. Yes It's Fucking Political (Comix)
  4. Milk Is My Sugar (Instrumental Cement Mix)
 30/11/1996 #28
Hedonism (Just Because it Feels Good) CD1
  1. Hedonism (Just Because it Feels Good)
  2. So Sublime
  3. Let It Go
  4. Strong
 01/02/1997 #13
Hedonism (Just Because it Feels Good) CD2
  1. Hedonism (Allegedly Acoustic Mix)
  2. Strong Recovery
  3. Countraband
  4. I Don’t Believe
 01/02/1997 #13
Brazen (Weep) CD1
  1. Brazen (Weep)
  2. Twisted (Everyday Hurts) (Radio 1 Session)
  3. All I Want (Radio 1 Session)
  4. It Takes Blood and Guts (Radio 1 Session)
 14/06/1997 #11
Brazen (Weep) CD2
  1. Brazen (Weep) (Dreadzone Remix)
  2. Brazen (Weep) (Hani's Weeping Club Mix)
  3. Brazen (Weep) (Ventura's Underworld Mix)
  4. Brazen (Weep) (Stealth Sonic Orchestra Remix)
  5. Brazen (Weep) (Electro Mix)
 14/06/1997 #11
Brazen (Weep) CD3
  1. Brazen (Weep) (Junior's Arena Anthem)
  2. Brazen (Weep) (Perfecto Mix)
  3. Brazen (Weep) (Dreadzone's Instrumental Mix)
  4. Brazen (Weep) (JR's Riff Dub)
  5. Brazen (Weep) (Hani's Hydro Instrumental Mix)
 14/06/1997 #11

[edit] Post Orgasmic Chill

Post Orgasmic Chill is Skunk Anansie's last album as a group. After the release of its final single the band decided to split and go their separate ways. Singles released were Charlie Big Potato, Secretly, Lately and the limited edition, individually numbered You'll Follow Me Down.

Cover Title Tracklisting
Post Orgasmic Chill
  1. Charlie Big Potato
  2. On My Hotel TV.
  3. We Don't Need Who You Think You Are
  4. Tracy's Flaw
  5. The Skank Heads
  6. Lately
  7. Secretly
  8. Good Things Don't Always Come To You
  9. Cheap Honesty
  10. You'll Follow Me Down
  11. And This Is Nothing That I Thought I Had
  12. I'm Not Afraid

[edit] Singles from Post Orgasmic Chill

Cover Title Tracklisting Released Chart
Charlie Big Potato CD1
  1. Charlie Big Potato
  2. Feel
  3. 80s Mellow Drone
 13/03/1999 #17
Charlie Big Potato CD2
  1. Charlie Big Potato
  2. Sane
  3. Jack Knife Ginal
 13/03/1999 #17
Secretly CD1
  1. Secretly
  2. King Psychotic Size
  3. Painkillers
 22/05/1999 #16
Secretly CD2
  1. Secretly
  2. Secretly (Optical Vocal Mix)
  3. Breathing
 22/05/1999 #16
Lately CD1
  1. Lately
  2. Decadence Of Your Starvation
  3. Charlie Big Potato
 07/08/1999 #33
Lately CD2
  1. Lately
  2. This Pill’s Too Painful
  3. Secretly (Armand Van Helden Mix)
 07/08/1999 #33
You'll Follow Me Down
  1. You'll Follow Me Down
  2. Hedonism (Just Because it Feels Good) (Live)
  3. The Skank Heads (Live)
  4. You’ll Follow Me Down (Rollo & Sister Bliss - from Faithless - Mix)
  5. You’ll Follow Me Down (Golden Ashes Mix)
 25/10/1999 Ineligible[1]

[edit] Other Appearances

Army of Me Single
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Army of Me Single

As well as releasing three commercial albums, Skunk Anansie also worked with Björk on her track Army of Me, which is track 4 to the single's release.

Feed was a non-album track featuring on the sound track to the movie Strange Days.

Black Skin Sexuality was also a non-album track from the soundtrack to the movie Tonnage 2.

Skunk Anansie have also appeared on various other soundtracks, such as Mission Impossible (Weak) and Hollow Man (Charlie Big Potato). They have featured on several compilation albums, too.

[edit] Solo Projects

Since splitting, Skin has embarked upon a solo career, still using Skin as her name. She has released two albums. Fleshwounds was released in September, 2003 and Fake Chemical State was released in March of 2006. She has also provided vocals for a number of other acts' songs. For full details see Skin Discography.

Ace released a low-key album, Still Hungry under the name of "Ace Sounds" The album featured many collaborations including Shingai Shoniwa from The Noisettes and Skye from Morcheeba. He is now in a band called Inner Mantra

In 2002, Cass recorded the album Scars with Gary Moore. He played bass and performed backing vocals.

Since 2002, Mark Richardson has been drumming for the British band Feeder.

[edit] Chart History

This history is for the official UK only.[2]

[edit] Albums

Paranoid & Sunburnt - Peaked at #8

Stoosh - Peaked at #9

Post Orgasmic Chill - Peaked at #12

[edit] Singles

Selling Jesus - 46 (1 week)

I Can Dream - 41 > 64 (2 weeks)

Charity - 40 > 60 (2 weeks)

Weak - 20 > 21 > 26 > 36 > 49 (5 weeks)

Charity Re-release - 20 > 40 > 60 (3 weeks)

All I Want - 14 > 30 > 44 > 68 (4 weeks)

Twisted (Everyday Hurts) - 26 > 39 > 48 > 73 (4 weeks)

Hedonism (Just Because It Feels Good) - 13 > 19 > 25 > 28 > 42 > 73 (6 weeks)

Brazen (Weep) - 11 > 20 > 31 > 57 > 75 (5 weeks)

Charlie Big Potato - 17 > 33 > 54 (3 weeks)

Secretly - 16 > 33 > 43 > 75 (4 weeks)

Lately - 33 > 52 (2 weeks)

You'll Follow Me Down - Ineligible to chart.

[edit] Song Samples

[edit] From Paranoid and Sunburnt

[edit] From Stoosh

[edit] From Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie
Ace | Cass | Mark Richardson | Skin
Ex-members: Robbie France
Discography
Studio albums: Paranoid and Sunburnt | Stoosh | Post Orgasmic Chill
Singles from Paranoid and Sunburnt: Selling Jesus | I Can Dream | Charity | Weak
Singles from Stoosh: All I Want | Twisted (Everyday Hurts) | Hedonism (Just Because It Feels Good) | Brazen (Weep)
Singles from Post Orgasmic Chill: Charlie Big Potato | Secretly | Lately | You'll Follow Me Down
Solo Albums: Fleshwounds (Skin) | Fake Chemical State (Skin) | Still Hungry (Ace) | Scars (feat. Cass)
Related articles
Britpop | One Little Indian | Virgin Records

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ This single was ineligible to chart due to the CDs' length. See here
  2. ^ Chart trajectories taken from Polyhex.
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