Song · Wedding Present
“Spangle” by Wedding Present
From the album Watusi (1994)
“Spangle” by Wedding Present appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1994. It was first released in 1994 on the album Watusi. Its best result is #39 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #236 alternative song of 1994.
"Spangle" is a track from Watusi, the Wedding Present's 1994 album for Island, and its writing credit is shared four ways, between David Gedge, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington and Simon Smith, with Gedge and Belk handling the lyrics. Steve Fisk produced the record.
Critics heard something unexpected in Watusi. Trouser Press admired how often it went slow and spare, a restraint that set Gedge's melodies glowing, Clash magazine heard a garage-pop album with a curious 1960s tint, and Spin filed it as dream-pop. The band have kept faith with it too: after an Edsel reissue they played the whole album on their autumn 2014 UK tour, and after a deluxe reissue in 2024 they did it again at several shows.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 39 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994 | 50 |
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