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Skunk Anansie discography
Skunk Anansie's frontwoman Skin, in concert
Studio albums3
Music videos13
Singles14

The discography of Skunk Anansie, an English rock band, consists of three studio albums and fourteen singles. The band's members include Skin (Deborah Dyer), Cass (Richard Lewis), Ace (Martin Kent) and Mark Richardson. The group formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2001; they re-formed in 2009.[1] Skunk Anansie are named after the West African folk tales of Anansie the Spider-man,[2] with "Skunk" added to "make the name nastier".[3] They were often grouped as part of the Britrock movement. In 2004, the band were named as one of the most successful UK chart acts between 1952 and 2003 by Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, with a total of 141 weeks on both the UK singles and albums charts, ranking them at #491 overall.[4]

In 1995, Skunk Anansie released their debut album Paranoid and Sunburnt on the One Little Indian record label after having released a few singles, all of which appeared on the album. It was recorded with Robbie France on drums,[5] who left before the album was released. Mark Richardson replaced France. The album peaked at #8 on the UK albums chart and was certified platinum with a gold certification in the Netherlands; the band also won the Kerrang! Award for "Best British Band" in that same year.[6] Paranoid and Sunburnt spawned two top-twenty singles in the United Kingdom: "Weak" and a re-issue of "Charity", which had previously made the top 40.

In 1996, Skunk Anansie released Stoosh, which was certified gold in several European countries, and became their second UK album to be certified platinum, peaking at #9 on the charts. Stoosh spawned their highest-charting singles in the UK and abroad, including "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)", which reached the top 20 in various European countries, including a peak charting of #2 in Switzerland. "Brazen (Weep)" from the same album became their highest-charting UK single peaking at #11. European sales for the album including the UK totaled two million,[7] and was their last album on One Little Indian. Skunk Anansie's 1999 release of Post Orgasmic Chill on major record label Virgin, did not duplicate the singles success of Stoosh. It was certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for selling over one million units in Europe which also includes the UK.

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK[4] AUT[8] FIN[9] FL[10] GER[11] NL[12] NOR[13] SWE[14] SWI[15] WA[16]
1995 Paranoid and Sunburnt 8 19 — 8 37 22 34 7 — 24 Platinum (UK)[17]
Gold (Netherlands)[18]
1996 Stoosh
  • Released: 7 October 1996
  • Label: One Little Indian (#85)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 9 6 11 14 11 5 8 18 8 22 Platinum (UK)[19]
Gold (Germany)[20]
Gold (Netherlands)[18]
Gold (Norway)[21]
Gold (Sweden)[22]
Gold (Switzerland)[23]
1999 Post Orgasmic Chill
  • Released: 22 March 1999
  • Label: Virgin (#2881)
  • Format: CD, LP
 16 6 12 6 5 10 8 31 10 25 Gold (UK)[24]
Gold (Switzerland)[23]
Platinum (Europe)[25]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
UK[4] AUT[26] GER[27] NOR[28] NL[29] SWE[30] SWI[31]
1995 "Little Baby Swastikkka"[I] — — — — — — — Paranoid and Sunburnt
"Selling Jesus" 46 — — — — — —
"I Can Dream" 41 — — — — — —
"Charity" 40 — — — — — —
1996 "Weak" 20 — — — 31 12 —
"Charity" (re-issue) 20 — — — — — —
"All I Want" 14 — — — — 58 — Stoosh
"Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" 26 — — — 100 — —
1997 "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" 13 11 12 8 6 18 2
"Brazen (Weep)" 11 — — — 48 — —
1999 "Charlie Big Potato" 17 — 96 — 59 — — Post Orgasmic Chill
"Secretly" 16 — — — 30 — —
"Lately" 33 — — — 80 — —
"You'll Follow Me Down"[II][27] — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, were not released in that country or were inelegible.
  • I^ Limited edition vinyl release.
  • II^ Inelegible to chart due to CD length running over 20 minutes.

Other appearances

Year Song Compilation/Single Comments
1995 "Army of Me" (Skunk Anansie Remix)[32] "Army of Me" single by Björk Released as track four on CD2 of the single release, including the Japanese edition.
"Feed"[33] Strange Days soundtrack Compilation exclusive.
1996 "Black Skin Sexuality"[34] Tonnage Volume 2 Compilation exclusive.
"Weak" (Ackee and Saltfish Mix) "Weak" CD2
"All I Want" (DVS Mix) "All I Want" CD2
"Charity" (Live) "Charity" CD2 (re-issue)
"Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" (Cake Mix) "Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" CD2
1997 "Brazen (Weep)" (Dreadzone Remix) "Brazen (Weep)" CD2
"Brazen (Weep)" (Junior's Arena Anthem) "Brazen (Weep)" CD3
2000 "You'll Follow Me Down"[35] Pavarotti & Friends for Cambodia and Tibet Collaboration of the Post Orgasmic Chill track with Luciano Pavarotti as part of the Pavarotti and Friends concerts
  • All remixes are A-sides on CD singles as opposed to being B-sides.

Music videos

Year Title Director[36]
1995 "Selling Jesus" Gob TV
"I Can Dream"
"Charity" David Mould
1996 "Weak" Hammer and Tongs
"All I Want" Eddie Quist
"Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" Anton Beebe
1997 "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" Thomas Krygier
"Brazen (Weep)"
1999 "Charlie Big Potato" Giuseppe Capotondi
"Secretly"
"Lately" Howard Greenhalgh
"You'll Follow Me Down" Thomas Krygier

References

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  2. ^ Wilson, Dave. Rock Formations: Categorical Answers To How Band Names Were Formed. pp. 230–31. ISBN 0-9748483-5-2.
  3. ^ "Biography: Skunk Anansie". Allmusic. Retrieved November 22 2005. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b c Roberts, David, ed. (2004). Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums. 17th edition. HIT Entertainment. ISBN 0-85112-199-3.
  5. ^ "Robbie France Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved March 14 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
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  7. ^ "Joe Barresi". McDonough Management LLC. Retrieved March 18 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
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  19. ^ "Stoosh Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
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  24. ^ "Post Orgasmic Chill Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  25. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2003". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
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  32. ^ "Army of Me [Japanese Edition]". amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  33. ^ "Strange Days: Original Soundtrack". amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  34. ^ "Tonnage2: A Compilation". amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  35. ^ "Pavarotti & Friends for Cambodia and Tibet CD". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  36. ^ "Skunk Anansie videos". skinmusic.net. Retrieved 2009-03-13.

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