The Disappointed

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"The Disappointed"
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Single by XTC
from the album Nonsuch
Released23 March 1992
Length3:23[1]
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Andy Partridge
Producer(s)Gus Dudgeon[2]
XTC singles chronology
"The Loving"
(1989) 		"The Disappointed"
(1992) 		"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
(1992)

"The Disappointed" (also typeset as "The Diſappointed") is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC and released as the lead single from their 1992 album Nonsuch. According to Partridge: the lyrics are about people who have been turned down romantically and come together to form an organisation "of the disappointed."[3] It was originally inspired by Argentina's Mothers of the Disappeared.[4] The music video was directed by a daughter of Ranulph Fiennes.[3] A home demo of the song was later released on Coat of Many Cupboards (2002).

Reception[]

Colin Larkin says the song, "could just as easily have acted as a personal epitaph."[5] The Rough Guide describes the song as, "soaringly melodic."[6]

The single reached No. 33 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 32 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and No. 68 on the Dutch Single Top 100. In 1993, the song was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award.[4][5][3]

Charts[]

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 68
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 33

References[]

  1. ^ "Nonsuch", AllMusic.com. Accessed: 09/20/81.
  2. ^ Gregory, Andy; ed. (2002). The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002, p.146. Psychology Press. ISBN 9781857431612.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Bernhardt, Todd (4 October 2009). "Andy discusses 'The Disappointed'". Chalkhills. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Rachel, Daniel (2014). The Art of Noise: Conversations with Great Songwriters, p.203. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781466865211.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin; ed. (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music [Vol. 6]: Threepenny Opera-Z.Z. Top, p.. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 9781561591763. See also: ISBN 9780753501597 and ISBN 9780857125958.
  6. ^ Buckley, Jonathan; Ellingham, Mark; Lewis, Justin; Furmanovsky, Jill; eds. (1996). Rock: The Rough Guide, unknown page. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858282015.
  7. ^ "Australian-charts.com – XTC – The Disappointed". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – XTC – The Disappointed" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

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