Album · The Charlatans
Up to Our Hips by The Charlatans
Up to Our Hips is an album by The Charlatans, released in 1994. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 13 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Can't Get Out of Bed”, on 13 lists with a best position of #75.
Up to Our Hips, the Charlatans' third album, came out on Beggars Banquet on 21 March 1994, and it was made under a cloud. By late 1992 the band were writing the follow-up to Between 10th and 11th when keyboardist Rob Collins was arrested for taking part in an attempted armed robbery, and during the sessions with producer Steve Hillage at Monnow Valley Studio in Monmouth he went to trial and was imprisoned in September 1993. The rest of the band finished it off with overdubs at The Mill in Cookham.
The sound is loose, groovy funk rock, later filed under Britpop, with Collins' keyboards swirling around Tim Burgess' drowsy vocals. Burgess drew on Collins' time behind bars for his lyrics, and on the Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request. When lead single "Can't Get Out of Bed" got the band on Top of the Pops in January 1994, it was the same day Collins walked free.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Up to Our Hips on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can't Get Out of Bed | 13 | #75 | – | 1994–2010 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.