Song · Pulp
“Sorted For E's and Wizz” by Pulp
From the album Different Class (1995)
“Sorted For E's and Wizz” by Pulp appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1995 and 2025. It was first released in 1995 on the album Different Class. Its best result is #2 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #115 alternative song of 1995.
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"Sorted for E's & Wizz" sits on Different Class, Pulp's 1995 Island album, and it went out that September as a double A-side with "Mis-Shapes". Jarvis Cocker wrote the words, the whole band (Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior and Mark Webber) the music, with Chris Thomas producing.
The title came from a phrase Cocker overheard at Spike Island, and the song is Britpop's great comedown: a sharp, deadpan look at drug culture that finds the hollowness and fakery underneath all the euphoria. It reached number 2 in the UK, Pulp's second single in a row that year to stop just short of the top, and number 6 in Ireland.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | Absolute Radio | Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems | 100 |
Also listed as: Sorted For Es & Wizz.
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