"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.
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.
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." Music critic Robert Christgau praised the song as "funny."
Commercial performance
The song was a modest hit in the UK, reaching number 84 on their Singles Chart.
Track listing
Adapted from Discogs.
- Ugh! Your Ugly Houses! - 2:23
- Mannequin - 2:30 (originally written by Wire)
- This Girl - 3:43
- Hunchback of Notre Dame - 2:13
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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