Can't Touch Us Now

Studio album by Madness

Released

28 October 2016

Studio

Toe Rag Studios, London
Iguana Studio, London

Genre

Length

58:59

Label

Lucky 7

Producer

Clive Langer, Liam Watson, Charlie Andrew, Madness^[1]

Madness chronology

The Very Best of Madness
(2014)

Can't Touch Us Now
(2016)

Singles from Can't Touch Us Now

"Mr. Apples"
Released: 7 September 2016
"Herbert"
Released: 14 October 2016
"Can't Touch Us Now"
Released: 16 December 2016

Can't Touch Us Now is the eleventh studio album by the British band Madness, released on their Lucky 7 Records label through Universal Music Catalogue (UMC) on 28 October 2016. The album marked the return of founder member Mark Bedford but the departure of Cathal Smyth (Chas Smash).

Singles

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Financial Times	^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
The Independent	^[6]

The first single from the album, "Mr. Apples", was released in September 2016 and A-listed on BBC Radio 2.^[7] For the first time since Sugar And Spice in 2009 a scripted video was released. The song "Herbert" was released as a teaser on 14 October 2016, two weeks prior to the album.^[8] It was accompanied by an animated lyric video in the style of the album's artwork. On Friday 18 November, at the start of the 2016 House Of Fun weekender in Butlin's, the band announced title track "Can't Touch Us Now" as the second single from the album, accompanied by a brand new video which contained a performance by the band and footage from the album's ad.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't Touch Us Now"	Chris Foreman, Lee Thompson	4:13
2.	"Good Times"	Dan Woodgate, Nick Woodgate	2:53
3.	"Mr. Apples"	Graham McPherson	3:38
4.	"I Believe"	Mike Barson, Thompson	3:44
5.	"Grandslam"	Foreman, McPherson	2:35
6.	"Blackbird"	Foreman, McPherson	4:03
7.	"You Are My Everything"	Barson	4:08
8.	"Another Version of Me"	D. Woodgate, N. Woodgate	2:40
9.	"Mumbo Jumbo"	Keith Finch, Thompson	3:23
10.	"Herbert"	Barson, McPherson	3:57
11.	"Don't Leave the Past Behind You"	D. Woodgate, N. Woodgate	2:45
12.	"(Don't Let Them) Catch You Crying"	Foreman, Thompson	4:10
13.	"Pam the Hawk"	Barson, McPherson	4:37
14.	"Given the Opportunity"	Foreman, Thompson	3:31
15.	"Soul Denying"	Barson, Thompson	5:13
16.	"Whistle in the Dark"	Barson, Thompson	3:29
Total length:			58:59

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[9]

Suggs (Graham McPherson) – lead and backing vocals, tambourine, brass arrangements
Mike Barson – upright piano, organ, harpsichord, electric piano, glockenspiel, celesta, Mellotron, guitar, saw, backing vocals, string and brass arrangements
Chris Foreman – guitar, Mellotron, Roland Juno-60, brass arrangements
Mark Bedford – bass, double bass, tuba
Lee Thompson – saxophone, lead vocals on track 9, backing vocals, Jew's harp, brass arrangements
Daniel Woodgate – drums, programming, brass arrangements

Additional personnel

Mike Kearsey – trombone, brass arrangements
Steve Hamilton – baritone saxophone, brass arrangements
Joe Auckland – trumpet, banjo, brass arrangements
Mez Clough – percussion
Ade Omotayo – backing vocals
Spider J. – backing vocals
London Community Gospel Choir – backing vocals
Elise De Villaine – backing vocals
Jo Archard – violin
Kirsty Mangan – violin, string arrangements
Amy May – viola
Sarah Chapman – viola
Rachael Lander – Cello
Clive Langer – production
Liam Watson – production
Charlie Andrew – production, mixing, electric piano
Madness – production, string arrangements
Katie Earl – assistant mixing engineer
Paul Agar – design, layout
Perou – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[10]	141
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[11]	78
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[12]	25
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[13]	6
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	99

References

↑ Bonner, Michael (15 August 2016). "Madness announce new album, Can’t Touch Us Now". Uncut. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
↑ "Reviews for Can't Touch Us Now by Madness". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
↑ Deming, Mark. "Review of Can't Touch Us Now". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
↑ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (28 October 2016). "Madness: Can’t Touch Us Now — review". Financial Times. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
↑ Dennis, Jon (27 October 2016). "Madness: Can’t Touch Us Now review – ska-pop legends as entertaining as ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
↑ Gill, Andy (26 October 2016). "Album reviews: Empire Of The Sun - Two Vines, Madness - Can’t Touch Us Now, Courteeners, and more". The Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
↑ Madness – Mr. Apples at Discogs
↑ Madness – Herbert at Discogs
↑ Can't Touch Us Now liner notes. Lucky 7 Records. 2016.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Madness – Can't Touch Us Now" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Madness – Can't Touch Us Now" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 44, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

External links

Can't Touch Us Now at Discogs (list of releases)

Madness
Chris Foreman Mike Barson Lee Thompson Suggs Dan Woodgate Mark Bedford Chas Smash
Studio albums	One Step Beyond... Absolutely 7 The Rise & Fall Keep Moving Mad Not Mad The Madness Wonderful The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 The Liberty of Norton Folgate Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da Can't Touch Us Now
Compilation albums	Complete Madness Madness Utter Madness It's... Madness It's... Madness Too Divine Madness The Business Total Madness (1997) Our House Total Madness (2009) Ultimate Madness A Guided Tour of Madness Forever Young: The Ska Collection
Live albums	Madstock! Universal Madness Madness Live: To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond
Box sets	The Business The Lot The Singles Box: Vol. 1 A Guided Tour of Madness
Singles	"The Prince" "One Step Beyond" "My Girl" "Work Rest and Play EP" "Baggy Trousers" "Embarrassment" "The 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" "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" / "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" "Wings of a Dove" "The Sun and the Rain" "Michael Caine" "One Better Day" "Yesterday's Men" "Uncle Sam" "Sweetest Girl" "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" "Night Boat to Cairo" "The Harder They Come" "Lovestruck" "Johnny the Horse" "Drip Fed Fred" "Shame & Scandal" "Girl Why Don't You" "Sorry" "NW5" "Dust Devil" "Sugar and Spice" "Forever Young" "My Girl 2" "Never Knew Your Name"
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