The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death is the second and final studio album by The Housemartins. It was released in 1987, and produced three singles - " Five Get Over Excited" (#11 UK), " Me and the Farmer" (#15) and " Build" (#15 UK). The title song is about the British Royal Family, which found them gaining controversy in the tabloid papers similar to that of other bands such as the Sex Pistols, The Smiths and The Stone Roses. Christgau, Robert (29 December 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved 19 January 2022. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" – 2:47 Kelly Gordon/ The Hollies cover. Capital Radio Session 13/3/86. The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death" – 3:30 From The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death.

Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.141. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Your computer may be infected with malware or spyware that makes automated requests to our server and causes problems. Ankeny, Jason. " The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death – The Housemartins". AllMusic . Retrieved 25 June 2009. The band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton (vocals) and Stan Cullimore (guitar), initially as a busking duo. Throughout his tenure with the band, Heaton billed himself as “P.d. Heaton”.

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I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like a Shelter)" – 4:46 Luther Ingram cover. B-side of the " Sheep" 12". There is Always Something There to Remind Me" – 3:30 John Peel Session 4/11/87. Released as a single. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1sted.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p.923. ISBN 84-8048-639-2 . Retrieved 22 July 2022.