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“Joy Division Oven Gloves” by Half Man Half Biscuit
From the album Achtung Bono (2005)
“Joy Division Oven Gloves” by Half Man Half Biscuit appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2004. It was first released in 2005 on the album Achtung Bono. Its best result is #8 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #256 alternative song of 2004.
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"Joy Division Oven Gloves" turns up on Achtung Bono, the tenth Half Man Half Biscuit album, released in 2005, and Nigel Blackwell wrote it, words and music. The title alone tells you where his head is at: a band name welded to a humble kitchen accessory.
Its strangest moment came years later. In 2010, with BBC 6 Music facing the axe, a Facebook campaign tried to push the song to No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart as a protest. It fell short, entering at No. 56, but landed at No. 3 on the Independent Singles Chart, and the station survived, whether or not the campaign had anything to do with it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2004 | 50 |
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