Menswear

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Menswear
General information
Genre (s) Britpop
founding Mid-1990s
resolution 1998
Last occupation
Johnny Dean
Chris Gentry
Stuart Black
Matt Everett
guitar
 Simon White

Menswear (spelling: "Menswe @ r") were a short-lived Britpop band that was active in the mid-1990s and came from Camden . Menswe @ r signed their first recording deal after their fifth appearance and appeared on the cover of Melody Maker before they had recorded a single note. Her clothing style was based on the mod , but her music was inspired by Blur and Elastica .

Career

They generated so much media attention that they appeared on the UK edition of Top of the Pops before their first single was released. This made them the first band to be invited to the show without having released a record. The first single I'll Manage Somehow was only a small success and the second single Daydreamer only came to number 14 on the UK singles chart .

On the one hand, they have been criticized by the British music press because their success was based solely on good looks, not musical talent. On the other hand, this helped Menswe @ r attract readers to New Musical Express and Smash Hits . In 1995 Menswe @ r released their debut album Nuisance and played at the Glastonbury Festival . At the end of the year they released their single Stardust . As the popularity of Britpop declined, Menswe @ r also became quieter. In 1998 they released their second album Hay Tiempo! which was only available in Japan.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK
1995 Nuisance UK11 (9 weeks)
UK

More albums

  • Hay Tiempo! (1997)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK
1995 I'll manage somehow
nuisance 		UK49 (1 week)
UK
Daydreamer
Nuisance 		UK14 (4 weeks)
UK
Stardust
Nuisance 		UK16 (3 weeks)
UK
Sleeping in
nuisance 		UK24 (4 weeks)
UK
1996 Being Brave
Nuisance 		UK10 (4 weeks)
UK
We love you
 UK22 (3 weeks)
UK

More singles

  • 2014: Crash '14

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  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK