Whipping Boy (Irish band)

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Whipping Boy
Origin Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Genre(s) Rock
Post-punk
Alternative rock
Pop
Years active 1991-1998
2005-present
Members
Colm Hassett
Myles McDonnell
Fearghal McKee
Paul Page
For other uses, see Whipping boy (disambiguation).

Whipping Boy were an influential Irish rock music band who were active in the 80s and 90s, and who reformed in 2005.

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Whipping Boy came to public attention with the critically acclaimed Heartworm album. They had been together a number of years at this stage, and had already released a low-key debut in 1992, Submarine. Despite its critical acclaim, Heartworm sold poorly and the band was subsequently dropped from their label, Columbia Records.

They released a self-financed, self-titled follow up album which again got huge critical acclaim. However, the band had already grown disheartened with their experience and had broken up in 1998, two years before they could afford to release it. Despite little commercial success, Whipping Boy frequently appear in "best album" and "best band" polls in their native Ireland, and have gained celebrity fans such as Billy Corgan and Lou Reed. The latter claimed that if the band's single We Don't Need Nobody Else wasn't a huge hit, he knew nothing about music[citation needed].

The band reformed in September 2005, announcing several Irish dates and mentioning the possibility of recording another album.

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