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"'''Formed a Band'''" is the debut [[single (music)|single]] from [[England|English]]-based [[indie rock]] band [[Art Brut]], and the first single from the 2005 album, [[Bang Bang Rock & Roll]].
"'''Formed a Band'''" is the debut [[single (music)|single]] from [[England|English]]-based [[indie rock]] band [[Art Brut]], and the first single from the 2005 album, [[Bang Bang Rock & Roll]].


It is regarded as an unusual song due to the style in which the lyrics are spoken instead of sung, as has been widely criticised as sounding like "a vocal train wreck" (Frank Blank - NME November '04) . It is about Art Brut getting their band together and saying what they plan on doing, including making "a song that's as universal as Happy Birthday" and "the song that makes Israel and Palestine get along."
It is regarded as an unusual song due to the style in which the lyrics are spoken instead of sung, as has been as sounding like "a vocal train wreck" (Frank Blank - NME November '04) .


The song features on the 2006 [[EA Sports]] Video game [[FIFA Street 2]].
The song features on the 2006 [[EA Sports]] Video game [[FIFA Street 2]].

Revision as of 19:48, 1 June 2009

"Formed a Band"
Song

"Formed a Band" is the debut single from English-based indie rock band Art Brut, and the first single from the 2005 album, Bang Bang Rock & Roll.

It is regarded[citation needed] as an unusual song due to the style in which the lyrics are spoken instead of sung, as has been criticized as sounding like "a vocal train wreck" (Frank Blank - NME November '04) .

The song features on the 2006 EA Sports Video game FIFA Street 2.

The track peaked at #52 on the UK Singles Chart in 2004.

Track listing

  1. "Formed a Band"
  2. "Respectable" - Cover of hit song by 80's group Mel and Kim