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Cover of 6 Squeeze Songs Crammed Into One Ten‐Inch Record by Squeeze
Cover: 6 Squeeze Songs Crammed Into One Ten‐Inch Record

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“Cool for Cats” by Squeeze

From the EP 6 Squeeze Songs Crammed Into One Ten‐Inch Record (1979)

“Cool for Cats” by Squeeze appears on 34 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1988 and 2022. It was first released in 1979 on the EP 6 Squeeze Songs Crammed Into One Ten‐Inch Record. Its best result is #50 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #532 alternative song of all time.

34countdowns
9stations
#50best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2022years charted

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Squeeze - Cool For Cats (Official Music Video)

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"Cool for Cats" was a 1979 single for Squeeze, and it comes with a twist: the voice out front belongs to Chris Difford, the band's lyricist, a rare turn at the microphone that he delivers in his broad cockney accent. It was one of only two Squeeze A-sides he ever sang, the other being "Love Circles" a decade later, in 1989.

Glenn Tilbrook wrote the music, a jaunty, chattering new wave tune, and Difford sings it with a deadpan, pub-corner wit. It's cheeky and catchy in equal measure, and it sounds like nothing else on the radio that year.

A slightly trimmed edit of the album track went out on A&M as the follow-up to "Goodbye Girl", climbed to number two on the UK singles chart, and became one of the band's biggest hits. "Up the Junction" came next.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 245 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 476 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 468 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1994 402 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 428 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 195 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1999 337 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 423 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 753 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 300 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 424 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 302 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 424 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 80 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 300 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 424 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 655 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 424 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 205 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 424 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 50 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 427 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 339 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 57 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2006 253 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 1101 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1043 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1051 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1090 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1044 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1081 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1071 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2022 737 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 411 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500

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