Spiders (album)

Spiders

Studio album by Space

Released

16 September 1996

Recorded

1995-1996

Genre

Britpop, Alternative hip hop

Length

52:48

Label

Gut Records

Producer

Stephen Lironi, Ian Richardson & Nick Coler

Space chronology

Spiders
(1996)

Tin Planet
(1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Dotmusic	(Favourable) ^[2]
NME	^[3]

Spiders is the debut album by Space, released on 16 September 1996, peaking at #5 in the UK Albums Chart,^[4] later going platinum. "Spiders" peaked at #45 in New Zealand in May 1997,^[5] and #35 in Finland.^[6] "Money", "Kill Me", "Neighbourhood", "Female of the Species", "Me and You Versus the World" and "Dark Clouds" (the first two combined together as a double A-side) were released as singles, though the former was re-recorded for the album. It sold an estimated 800,000 copies between 1996 and 1998.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Neighbourhood"	Tommy Scott, Franny Griffiths, Space	3:28
2.	"Mister Psycho"	Scott, Space	3:40
3.	"Female of the Species"	Scott, Space	3:17
4.	"Money"	Scott, Griffiths, Space	4:01
5.	"Me & You Vs the World"	Scott, Griffiths, Space	3:35
6.	"Lovechild of the Queen"	Jamie Murphy, Space	3:39
7.	"No-One Understands"	Murphy, Space	4:08
8.	"Voodoo Roller"	Murphy, Space	3:15
9.	"Drop Dead"	Scott, Space	4:26
10.	"Dark Clouds"	Scott, Griffiths, Space	3:50
11.	"Major Pager"	Murphy, Griffiths, Space	3:16
12.	"Kill Me"	Murphy	3:31
13.	"Charlie M"	Scott, Space	3:50
14.	"Growler" (instrumental)	Griffiths, Space	4:47

US bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Spiders" (hidden track)

Track Details

Lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13 and 15: Tommy Scott
Lead vocals on tracks 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12: Jamie Murphy
Track 1 contains a spoken sample from the film Up in Smoke, starring Cheech and Chong. Tommy Chong, as Anthony "Man" Stoner, says, "Who lives here, man?"
Track 2 contains a spoken sample from the Stanley Kubrick film The Shining. Jack Nicholson, as Jack Torrance, says, "I'm awfully glad you asked me that" - a remark directed toward Lloyd the bartender.
Track 6 contains a spoken sample from the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. An Ed Sullivan impersonator says, "Ladies and gentlemen, now the moment you've all been waiting for" - a part of his introduction for the dance contest in which Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) participate.
Track 7 contains a sample of the iconic quote "I am not an animal! I am a human being!", spoken by John Hurt as John Merrick in the David Lynch film The Elephant Man.

References

↑ Spiders (album) at AllMusic
↑ "Reviews - Releases - 1996 Dotmusic Spiders". Space the Band. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
↑ "Reviews - Releases - 1996 Nme Spiders". Space the Band. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
↑ "Official Charts > Space". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
↑ "charts.org.nz > Space - Spiders (album)". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
↑ "finnishcharts.com > Space - Spiders (album)". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
↑ Sexton, Paul (30 Nov 2002). "A Quarterly Roundup Of Noteworthy Uocoming Releases". Billboard. Vol. 114, No. 48 (ISSN 0006-2510): 52.

External links

"Spiders" article on SpaceTheBand.com

Space

Tommy Scott Franny Griffiths Phil Hartley Allen Jones Jamie Murphy Andy Parle Yorkie Leon Caffrey Ryan Clarke

Studio albums	Spiders Tin Planet Suburban Rock 'n' Roll Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab Give Me Your Future

Compilation albums	Invasion of the Spiders

Singles	"If Its Real" "Money" / "Kill Me" "Neighbourhood" "Female of the Species" "Me and You Versus the World" "Dark Clouds" "Avenging Angels" "The Ballad of Tom Jones" "Begin Again" "We Gotta Get Out of this Place" "Diary of a Wimp" "Gravity" "Zombies" "Suburban Rock 'N' Roll" "20 Million Miles from Earth" "Frightened Horses" "Fortune Teller" "Falling in Love" "Strange World"

Extended plays	The Bad Days EP

Other releases	Love You More than Football (unreleased) Music for Aliens

Related articles	Cerys Matthews Reload Gut Records

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