Embarrassment
~ Song
Wikipedia
"Embarrassment" is a song recorded by ska/pop band Madness, predominantly written by Lee Thompson, but partially credited to Mike Barson. The band first began performing the song at live shows in April 1980, and it was featured on their second studio album, Absolutely.
The song was released as a single on 14 November 1980 and spent 12 weeks in the UK singles chart, reaching a high of number 4. The song was remixed for issue as a single, which is different from the album version, although they both have the same running time.
Relationships
| lyricist: | Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) |
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| composer: | Mike Barson |
| publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) |
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| Wikidata: | Q9206405 [info] |
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Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1980-12-23 | Embarrassment (live, 1980-12-23: BBC Live in Concert, Hammersmith Odean, London, UK) | live | Madness | 3:09 |
| 1992-08-08 | Embarrassment (live, 1992-08-08/09: Finsbury Park, Haringey, London, UK) | live | Madness | ?:?? |
| 1992-08-08 – 1992-08-09 | Embarrassment (live, 1992-08-08/09: Finsbury Park, Haringey, London, UK) | live | Madness | 3:18 |
| 1994-08-06 | Embarrassment (live, 1994-08-06: Madstock, Finsbury Park, London, UK) | live | Madness | 2:55 |
| 1998-04-26 | Embarrassment (live, 1998-04-26: Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA) | live | Madness | 3:16 |
| 2007-12-03 | Embarrassment (live, 2007-12-03: London, UK) | live | Madness | 3:13 |
| Embarrasment (live, 1983) | Madness | ?:?? | ||
| Embarrassment (live, 1980-06-01: Cambrai, France) | live | Madness | 3:21 | |
| Embarrassment | cover | The Bighead | 3:46 | |
| Embarrassment (live, 1985-12-21: Finsburry Park Big Top, London, UK) | live | Madness | ?:?? | |
| Embarrassment (live, 1981-11-29: Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany) | live | Madness | 3:00 | |
| Embarrassment | Madness | 3:29 | ||
| Embarrassment | Madness | 3:11 | ||
| Embarrassment (live, 1983-03-02: Nutty Dread: Dominion, Tottenham Court Road, London, UK) | live | Madness | 3:07 | |
| Embarrassment (live, 2013-11-13: AlexIronsPresents Session, Roundhouse Studios, London, UK) | cover and live | Jamie Lenman | 2:16 | |
| Embarrassment (part of “Hit Machine” K‐tel compilation) | Madness | ?:?? | ||
| Embarrassment (live) | live | Madness | 3:09 | |
| Embarrassment (live, 2021‐05‐14: London Palladium, London, England, UK) | live | Madness | 3:02 | |
| Embarrassment / [Chalky friend/roadie, talks about Woody] | Madness / [dialogue] | 3:03 | ||
| Embarressment | Madness | 3:01 | ||