NW5
"NW5" | ||||
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Single by Madness | ||||
from the album The Liberty of Norton Folgate | ||||
Released | 14 January 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Pop, Ska | |||
Length | 3:49 | |||
Label | Lucky 7 Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Barson Lee Thompson | |||
Producer(s) | Clive Langer | |||
Madness singles chronology | ||||
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"NW5" is a song by the band Madness, which was debuted live at the Brixton Academy in December 2006. The single was released in January 2008 on the band's own label, Lucky 7 Records, and entered the chart at no.24 on Sunday 20th Jan 2008, going to no.1 on the UK Independent Label Chart on Sunday 20th Jan 2008. It was very well received by fans and critics alike.
The song was subsequently included on their critically acclaimed 2009 album, The Liberty of Norton Folgate and has become a regular at Madness concerts.
The song's title is a reference to the UK postal code area for the north London district of Kentish Town, from where the band originated. It was written by saxophone player Lee Thompson and pianist Mike Barson, who also wrote some of the band's other hits including "House of Fun".[1]
The b-side "Bittersweet" is a cover of a song by The Undertones, recorded for the Dangermen Sessions.[2]
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "NW5".
- 7" single
- "NW5" (Barson/Thompson) – 4:14
- "Bittersweet" (O'Neil) – 2:43
- CD single
- "NW5 (Radio Edit)" (Barson/Thompson) – 3:49
- "NW5" (Barson/Thompson) – 4:14
- "Bittersweet" (O'Neil) – 2:43
- "NW5 (Man Like Me Remix)" – 3:29
- DVD single
- "NW5 (Video)" (Barson/Thompson) – 3:49
- "Night Boat to Cairo (Video)" (Barson/McPherson) – 2:38
- "My Girl (Video)" (Barson) – 2:43
- "It Must Be Love (Video)" (Siffre)- 2:21
- iTunes download
- "NW5 (Radio Edit)" (Barson/Thompson) – 3:49
- "NW5" (Barson/Thompson) – 4:14
- "NW5 (Man Like Me Remix)" – 3:29
- "NW5 (Instrumental) – 4:14
German release
"NW5" | |
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Single by Madness | |
Released | 30 March 2007 |
Recorded | 2007 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 3:34 |
Label | Sony BMG |
Songwriter(s) | Mike Barson Lee Thompson |
Producer(s) | Clive Langer Liam Watson |
The track "NW5" was originally released as a single in Germany (titled "NW5 (I would give you everything)") after appearing in the film Neues vom Wixxer [de], a sequel to Der Wixxer (2004). The 2007 version of NW5 is different to the 2008 Lucky Seven Record's version, with the earlier recording having a darker tone. That version also featured guitarist Kevin Burdette instead of original Madness guitarist Chris Foreman who had left the group in mid-2005. Foreman re-joined Madness later in 2007 and can be heard on the 2008 release.
The B-side for the German release was a new recording of "It Must Be Love".
Two promo videos were made for "NW5" and the new "It Must Be Love", starring Suggs, Carl Smyth, Daniel Woodgate, stand-in guitarist Kevin Burdette, and members of the film's cast. Oliver Kalkofe, leading actor, co-writer and co-producer of the film, is a fan of Madness since the 1980s and was responsible for the collaboration, which he described as a "dream coming true" for him.[3] The new video for "It Must be Love" featured in the film's credits.
German track listing
- CD Single
- "NW5 (I Would Give You Everything) (Radio Edit)" (Barson/Thompson) – 3:34
- "It Must Be Love" (Wixx-Mixx 2007) (Siffre) – 4:00
- "NW5" (I Would Give You Everything) (Album Version) (Barson/Thompson) – 4:14
- "NW5 (I Would Give You Everything) (Live@Wembley Arena 12/06)" - 3:54
- "It Must Be Love (2007) Video"
- "NW5 (I Would Give You Everything) Video"
- "Making of NW5 Video"
Chart performance
Chart (2008) | Peak position | Total weeks |
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UK Singles Chart[4] | 24 | 2 |
UK Indie Chart[5] | 1 | 9 |
Notes
- v
- t
- e
- Chris Foreman
- Mike Barson
- Lee Thompson
- Suggs
- Dan Woodgate
- Mark Bedford
- One Step Beyond...
- Absolutely
- 7
- The Rise & Fall
- Keep Moving
- Mad Not Mad
- The Madness
- Wonderful
- The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1
- The Liberty of Norton Folgate
- Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da
- Can't Touch Us Now
- Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie
- Complete Madness
- Madness
- Utter Madness
- It's... Madness
- It's... Madness Too
- Divine Madness
- The Business
- Total Madness (1997)
- Our House
- Total Madness (2009)
- Ultimate Madness
- A Guided Tour of Madness
- Forever Young: The Ska Collection
- Madstock!
- Universal Madness
- Madness Live: To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond
- Work Rest and Play
- The Peel Sessions
- "The Prince"
- "One Step Beyond"
- "My Girl"
- "Night Boat to Cairo" (Work Rest and Play EP)
- "Baggy Trousers"
- "Embarrassment"
- "The Return of the Los Palmas 7"
- "Grey Day"
- "Shut Up"
- "It Must Be Love"
- "Cardiac Arrest"
- "House of Fun"
- "Driving in My Car"
- "Our House"
- "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" / "Madness (Is All in the Mind)"
- "Wings of a Dove"
- "The Sun and the Rain"
- "Michael Caine"
- "One Better Day"
- "Yesterday's Men"
- "Uncle Sam"
- "Sweetest Girl"
- "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train"
- "The Harder They Come"
- "Night Boat to Cairo"
- "Lovestruck"
- "Johnny the Horse"
- "Drip Fed Fred"
- "Shame and Scandal in the Family"
- "Girl Why Don't You"
- "Sorry"
- "NW5"
- "Dust Devil"
- "Sugar and Spice"
- "Forever Young"
- Discography
- Lucky 7 Records
- Dikran Tulaine
- Our House the Musical
- 2 tone
- Zarjazz Records
- "Starvation/Tam Tam Pour L'Ethiopie"
- The Madness
- Take It or Leave It
- The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra
- Boring (The Young Ones)
- Sick (The Young Ones)
- Unreleased album