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Build a Rocket Boys! by Elbow
Build a Rocket Boys! is an album by Elbow, released in 2011. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Lippy Kids”, on 3 lists with a best position of #19.
Build a Rocket Boys!, Elbow's fifth studio album, landed in the UK on 4 March 2011, the follow-up to The Seldom Seen Kid, the 2008 record that won them the Mercury. Once again the band produced it themselves at Blueprint Studios in Manchester, and the lineup that had been playing together since 1990 was intact: Guy Garvey singing, Craig and Mark Potter, Pete Turner and drummer Richard Jupp.
This is a record of slow builds, warm piano and patient arrangements, with Garvey's big, careworn voice right at the center. "Lippy Kids" is the heart of it, and "Neat Little Rows" was the first single, with a video shot at Blueprint. It picked up another Mercury Prize nomination in 2011.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Build a Rocket Boys! on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lippy Kids | 3 | #19 | – | 2011–2026 | |
| 2 | Lippy Kids (live @rock werchter) | 1 | #28 | – | 2011 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.