Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!

"Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!"
Single by Chumbawamba
from the album Swingin' with Raymond
Released 1995
Format CD
Recorded Woodland Studios, UK
Genre Pop, rock, punk
Length 2:23
Label One Little Indian (UK, 1995)
Songwriter(s) Chumbawamba
Producer(s) Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba singles chronology
"Homophobia"
(1994)		 "Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!"
(1995)		 "Just Look at Me Now"
(1996)

"Homophobia"
(1994)		 "Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!"
(1995)		 "Just Look at Me Now"
(1996)

"Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!" is a single by Chumbawamba. The title-track, as well as This Girl, are taken from the 1995 album Swingin' With Raymond. The other two songs are tracks which were recorded during the same session but left off the final album.

Lyrics

Ugh! Your Ugly Houses! is often thought to be about suburban neighbourhoods, but is actually about the homes of certain rich celebrities.[1]

Release

The song was first included on the group's 1996 album Swingin' with Raymond. It was again featured on their 1999 compilation Uneasy Listening.[2]

Critical reception

AllMusic's Chris Nickson regarded the song as a highlight of Swingin' with Raymond, praising "the interjection of 'In an English Country Garden' [...] that gets trampled by buzzing punk guitar and beats."[3] Music critic Robert Christgau praised the song as "funny."[4]

Commercial performance

The song was a modest hit in the UK, reaching number 84 on their Singles Chart.[5]

Track listing

Adapted from Discogs.[6]

  1. Ugh! Your Ugly Houses! - 2:23
  2. Mannequin - 2:30 (originally written by Wire)
  3. This Girl - 3:43
  4. Hunchback of Notre Dame - 2:13

References

  1. ↑ Uneasy Listening CD booklet liner notes.
  2. ↑ "Song overview". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Nickson, Chris. ""Swingin' with Raymond" review". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Chumbawamba: Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Chumbawamba Chart History". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. ↑ ""Ugh! Your Ugly Houses" overview". Discogs. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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