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Famous First Words by Viva Brother
Famous First Words is an album by Viva Brother, released in 2011. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Darling Buds of May”, on 5 lists with a best position of #32.
Famous First Words, the debut album from Viva Brother of Burnham, Berkshire, landed on Geffen on 1 August 2011, less than a year after the band formerly known as Brother signed to the label. They went straight for the Britpop jugular, and they hired the right man for it: Stephen Street, who had worked with Blur and the Smiths, produced and mixed the record.
The singles "Darling Buds of May", "Still Here" and "New Year's Day" came out ahead of it, all swaggering guitars and terrace-chant choruses, and "Time Machine" keeps the same cocky stride. It got to number 34 in the UK. The band itself didn't last: the split was confirmed in April 2012, by that June the members had launched a synthpop group called Lovelife, and Viva Brother reunited in 2017.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Famous First Words on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darling Buds of May | 5 | #32 | – | 2011–2012 | |
| 2 | Time Machine | 1 | #55 | – | 2011 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.