The Courteeners - St. Jude [VINYL]

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a b Trendell, Andrew (6 March 2020). "Courteeners' Liam Fray on how jamming to The Strokes and nights out in Manchester inspired 'Not Nineteen Forever' ". NME. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021 . Retrieved 24 April 2022. Like Smith, the bearded 32-year-old understands the power of creating a feeling of unity against everybody else, dedicating songs to “anyone who’s had someone look down on them” and the aforementioned newspaper while stopping just short of becoming boorish. No one seems to notice that not all the songs from St Jude hold up too well, but the likes of Not Nineteen Forever and the later The Opener – a love letter to Manchester via the thoughts of a man who’s worked away, and another chant-friendly singalong – generate extraordinary levels of crowd euphoria.

Courteeners New Year Special". Clash. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022 . Retrieved 26 March 2022. The Courteeners to release new single". NME. 18 September 2007. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022 . Retrieved 24 March 2022. Please Don't (In Isolation) - Single by Courteeners and Blossoms". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022 . Retrieved 24 April 2022. In December 2008 St. Jude won the inaugural Guardian's First British Album Award, beating out albums by Glasvegas, Duffy, Adele, and Noah and the Whale. The award was voted for by members of the public and The Guardian journalists. St. Jude clinched a mammoth 53% of the public vote. [89]The Courteeners take on Scouting For Girls at V Festival". NME. 16 August 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022 . Retrieved 24 March 2022. Singer-songwriter Liam Fray had been played acoustic shows around his hometown of Middleton, Greater Manchester for sometime prior to forming the Courteeners in 2006 with his childhood friends Daniel Moores on bass, Mark Cupello on bass and Michael Campbell on drums. [1] They self-released an EP, titled Ltd E.P., which consisted of early versions of "Kings of the New Road", "How Come", "Slow Down" and "Fallowfield Hillbilly". [2] The band signed a recording contract with Loog Records, which was owned by Polydor Records, to release their debut single "Cavorting" and its B-side "No You Didn't, No You Don't" in August 2007. [1] [3] Courteeners announce live EP details". NME. 7 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022 . Retrieved 24 March 2022. a b c Costa, Maddy (4 April 2008). "The Courteeners, St Jude / Music". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019 . Retrieved 26 March 2022.

Speaking about the special show, Liam Fray said: “They grow up so fast. Can’t believe our darling St. Jude is 15 next year. Think it’s time for a celebration and we all know that great things come in threes….The Star Wars Trilogy, Sooty, Sweep & Soo and now, here we are, with the third instalment of ‘Courteeners at Heaton Park. Maine, Samantha (2 March 2018). "The Courteeners have released a new version of 'Not Nineteen Forever' ". NME. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018 . Retrieved 23 April 2022. a b c d Binns, Taras. "The Courteeners - St Jude". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008 . Retrieved 24 March 2022. The Courteeners announce one-off single". NME. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022 . Retrieved 24 March 2022. The Courteeners cover Sugababes and Velvet Underground for new single". NME. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022 . Retrieved 24 March 2022.The Horrors, The Raveonettes and Delays set for 'Best British Sound' tour". NME. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023 . Retrieved 11 August 2023. To celebrate the 15 th anniversary of their debut album, ‘St Jude’, Courteeners are releasing the 15 th Anniversary Edition of the iconic album on numerous physical formats on 13 th January 2023 a b c d e "The Courteeners". NME. 3 April 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008 . Retrieved 24 March 2022. a b c Mason, Stewart. "Courteeners Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022 . Retrieved 24 March 2022.

The Courteeners and The Rascals to play O2 Wireless Festival". NME. 24 April 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022 . Retrieved 24 March 2022. British certifications – Courteeners – Bide Your Time". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 2 April 2022. Blakeney, Jerome (2008). "The Courteeners St Jude Review". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022 . Retrieved 26 March 2022. Fletcher, Alex (13 March 2008). "The Courteeners: 'Not Nineteen Forever' ". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022 . Retrieved 26 March 2022. St. Jude peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart, where it sold 105,000 copies by the time its follow-up Falcon was released in 2010. [77] [78] It was certified gold in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 2008 and platinum in 2023. [79] As of November 2016, it has sold 166,150 copies in the UK. [80] It also reached number three in Scotland. [81] "What Took You So Long?" charted at number seven in Scotland and number 20 in the UK. [77] [82] "Not Nineteen Forever" charted at number ten in Scotland and number 19 in the UK, becoming their highest-charting song in that country. [77] [83] It was certified silver, gold and platinum in the UK by the BPI in 2017, 2018 and 2020, respectively. [84] "No You Didn't, No You Don't" charted at number six in Scotland and number 35 in the UK. [77] [85] In 2021, "Bide Your Time" and St. Jude Re:Wired were both certified silver by the BPI, [86] [87] followed by "Cavorting" in 2023. [88]Courteeners can't believe they've made it to T In The Park". NME. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022 . Retrieved 24 March 2022. British certifications – Courteeners – St. Jude Re Wired". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 2 April 2022. Not Nineteen Forever – St. Jude Re:Wired". Courteeners. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020 . Retrieved 23 April 2022. Produced by Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur); it contains three Top 40 singles (Not Nineteen Forever, What Took You So Long? and No You Didn’t, No You Don’t) that have since gone on to become enduring anthems at gigs up and down the country.