The Singles

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The album was Feeder's highest-charting release, at number two on the UK album chart selling 42,951 units in its first week, [28] while receiving a gold certification, [29] and becoming a top 100 album in six other countries. [45] [46] [64] Press response to the album was mixed. [65] Kerrang! were brutal towards the band for all of their review, with Ben Meyers referring to them as a " Radio Friendly Unit Shifter", including comparisons to a "Pastel box". [66] Grant later said in a documentary with Kerrang! Radio that he was "pissed off" with the review their magazine counterpart gave them, while citing "It was a very unfair review and reviewed by the wrong person". [67] Year-End Charts 2004" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2008 . Retrieved 11 October 2008. Feeder's debut album, Polythene, was released in May 1997. Polythene was acclaimed by critics, including Metal Hammer and Kerrang!, who placed the album at first and sixth in their respective end-of-year lists. [16] [17] Some critics labelled the band "The UK's answer to the Smashing Pumpkins", [18] and also drew comparisons to The Pixies and Talk Talk. [19]

a b c d e "Searchable UK certifications database". bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009 . Retrieved 10 September 2009. Kerrang! Birmingham National Indoor Arena review, 8 December 2003". feederscrapbook.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011 . Retrieved 5 December 2010.Hanley, James (3 October 2017). "I think we're gonna make it: Grant Nicholas on 21 years of Feeder". NewBay Media. Music Week . Retrieved 24 April 2018. Between 1997 and 2012, Feeder accumulated 25 top 75 singles when guest singles are excluded. They have headlined many of the UK's major venues, such as Wembley Arena, Birmingham National Indoor Arena, Birmingham LG Arena, Bournemouth International Centre and the Cardiff International Arena. Feeder’s story is one of resilience, a qualityfully demonstrated in their music throughout theircareer, which unbelievably is now over a decade long.True, they may not push the boundaries in quite thesame way their early efforts Polythene and YesterdayWent Too Soon suggested they might, but in settingcourse for the heart of UK radio they have burnedtheir songs into the consciousness of many alistener.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Feeder | full Official Charts history". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 August 2019. Forget About Tomorrow": "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.21, no.22. 24 May 2003. p.12 . Retrieved 5 September 2021. Maker Shakers"- Melody Maker article". feederscrapbook.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007 . Retrieved 21 January 2009. Kerrang! "Silent Cry" review". feederscrapbook.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011 . Retrieved 9 December 2010. Of the tour, he added: “We are really looking forward to going out on the road again and playing the new album material. This will be the heaviest Feeder set we’ve played in a while so can’t wait. We may revisit some heavier old school Feeder classics also and touch on some Renegades and All Bright electric stuff.”

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In November, Feeder released a final single from the album, a re-recorded version of " Paperfaces", which charted at No. 41. [20] The year ended with the band supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Wembley Arena and Manic Street Preachers at the Millennium Stadium. Gold Certifications 2006 database". The Irish Charts. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012 . Retrieved 20 May 2007. Hill, Stephen (19 May 2022). "Feeder's Polythene at 25: How 'The British Smashing Pumpkins' made Metal Hammer's album of 1997". Louder Sound . Retrieved 19 May 2023. Day In Day Out": "Official Scottish Singles Chart". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 12 July 2023. drumstars - Images - Damon Wilson". drumstars.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012 . Retrieved 11 February 2011.Week 41 Chart Roundup". chartsingles.net. Archived from the original on 4 April 2007 . Retrieved 1 September 2008. They asked me if we’d be interested in possibly making a new video for 'Just A Day' so they could get involved and be something fun for people to think about, so that's really what fuelled the idea and made me think, 'Hey, if we’re ever going to do it, this is the perfect time to do it.'" Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released as a charity single as part of the supergroup Band Aid 20 for famine relief in the Darfur region of Sudan. The Singles is Feeder's second UK compilation album, following the limited release b-sides album Picture of Perfect Youth.