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Attack of the Grey Lantern by Mansun
Attack of the Grey Lantern is an album by Mansun, released in 1997. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Wide Open Space”, on 4 lists with a best position of #48.
Attack of the Grey Lantern, Mansun's debut, came out on Parlophone on 17 February 1997, just two years after the band formed in Chester, and it climbed all the way to number one on the UK albums chart, spending 19 weeks there in all. Frontman Paul Draper produced it himself, with Draper on vocals and rhythm guitar, Dominic Chad on lead guitar, Stove King on bass and Andie Rathbone on drums.
This is a strange, grand beast of a first album: symphonic swells, theatrical twists and glam-flecked guitars, the kind of ambition most bands save for their third record, with "Wide Open Space" as its brooding, widescreen centerpiece. Six came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Attack of the Grey Lantern on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wide Open Space | 4 | #48 | – | 1997–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.