Written by Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs & Ian Catt Produced by Saint Etienne Released December 1993 on I Was Born on Christmas Day. Notes Features guest vocalist, Tim Burgess, of The Charlatans. Bandmember, Bob Stanley, was actually born on Christmas Day. It was the band's first attempt at writing a Christmas song and they had high hopes for the song, however, the single stalled at a disappointing #37 in the UK Singles Chart. The Christmas number 1 that year was, rather tragically, Mr. Blobby. Bob Stanley once explained that they were lines from letters being sent between an ima… read more
Saint Etienne is an indie dance/indie pop trio which formed in Croydon, England in 1990. The band was founded by journalist Bob Stanley (born December 25, 1964) and Pete Wiggs (born May 15, 1966) in Croydon, UK, January 1990. After recording 2 singles with guest singers, Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex) joined as a full member. The band is named after a French football team. Saint Etienne are one of the bands who defined the early 90s indie dance genre, fusing the production values of the dance-pop that emerged in the wake of the Second Summer of Love with th… read more
Saint Etienne is an indie dance/indie pop trio which formed in Croydon, England in 1990. The band was founded by journalist Bob Stanley (born December 25, 1964) and Pete Wiggs (born May 15,… read more
Saint Etienne is an indie dance/indie pop trio which formed in Croydon, England in 1990. The band was founded by journalist Bob Stanley (born December 25, 1964) and Pete Wiggs (born May 15, 1966) in Croydon, UK, January 1990. After rec… read more