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Polythene by Feeder
Polythene is an album by Feeder, released in 1997. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 11 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “High”, on 11 lists with a best position of #48.
Polythene, Feeder's debut album, came out on the Echo label on 19 May 1997, with Chris Sheldon producing. Singer and guitarist Grant Nicholas had been at it since the band's days as Reel, with bassist Taka Hirose aboard since 1994, and the Welsh band came out swinging with a loud, bruised, grunge-leaning record, a sound they would leave behind on everything that followed. Plenty of critics at the time pegged them as Britain's answer to the Smashing Pumpkins.
"High" was the breakthrough, a UK top 40 hit that got the album reissued on 28 October as an Enhanced CD with the video on board; the original pressing was soon deleted and has become a rarity. The album only reached number 65 at first, but it kept selling slowly and steadily for 20 years until it went gold.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Polythene on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High | 11 | #48 | – | 1998–2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.