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“Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space” by Spiritualized
From the album Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (1997)
“Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space” by Spiritualized appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1997 on the album Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. Its best result is #18 on the John Peel's 'Pretty' Festive Thirty-One of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #266 alternative song of 1997.
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Jason Pierce wrote "Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space", words and music, as the title track of Spiritualized's third album, which the English space rock band released in 1997. The phrase comes from Jostein Gaarder's philosophical novel Sophie's World, where it's the cry of philosophers hanging on at the far edge of existence, shouting down to comfortable people who couldn't care less.
The album was made soon after Pierce split with Kate Radley, the band's keyboard player, who had secretly married the Verve's Richard Ashcroft in 1995, though Pierce insists much of the material was written before the breakup. Elsewhere on the record the Balanescu Quartet, the London Community Gospel Choir and Dr. John all make guest appearances.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's 'Pretty' Festive Thirty-One of 1997 | 31 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 316 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 542 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2024 | 130 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
| 2026 | 570 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
Also listed as: Ladies and Gentlemen We...; Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space; Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space; Ladies And Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space.
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