Song · XTC
“No Thugs in Our House” by XTC
From the album English Settlement (1982)
“No Thugs in Our House” by XTC appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1989 and 1991. It was first released in 1982 on the album English Settlement. Its best result is #406 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,836 alternative song of all time.
XTC pulled three singles from English Settlement, their fifth album and first double, released on Virgin on 12 February 1982, and "No Thugs in Our House" was one of them, alongside "Senses Working Overtime" and "Ball and Chain". Andy Partridge wrote the words and music, sings lead and backing vocals and plays acoustic guitar, with Dave Gregory on electric guitar and synthesizer, Colin Moulding on bass and Terry Chambers on drums.
The band produced it with Hugh Padgham, engineer of their two previous LPs, who engineered this one as well, on an album cut at the Manor in Oxfordshire. English Settlement stretched out, with longer songs, knottier arrangements and lyrics taking on bigger social questions, partly because a tour-weary Partridge figured music harder to play live would ease the pressure to hit the road. It didn't spare him: the tour behind it was scrapped after a few dates, and XTC stayed a studio band from then on.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 420 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1989 | 406 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 494 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
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