| Achtung Bono | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 September 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Frog Studios, Warrington [1] | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 40:34 | |||
| Label | Probe Plus Probe 57 | |||
| Producer | Carl Wark | |||
| Half Man Half Biscuit chronology | ||||
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| Dedicated to the memory of John Peel | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Stylus Magazine | A− [3] |
Achtung Bono is the tenth album by UK indie rock band Half Man Half Biscuit, released in 2005.[4]
In 2010, a Facebook campaign was mounted with the aim of saving BBC 6 Music from threatened closure and, as a sign of protest, to get "Joy Division Oven Gloves" from Achtung Bono to No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart on 12 April 2010.[5][6] In the event, it entered the Singles Chart that week at No. 56 and the Independent Singles Chart at No. 3.[7][8] Whether or not the campaign was influential, BBC 6 Music was saved.
- ^ "Frog Recording Studios". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Mason, Stewart. Achtung Bono at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Passantino, Dom (21 September 2005). "Half Man Half Biscuit: Achtung Bono". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Half Man Half Biscuit – Achtung Bono at Discogs
- ^ McCabe, Maisie (22 March 2010). "6 Music supporters push Half Man Half Biscuit song". mediaweek.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Plunkett, John (7 April 2010). "Campaign to save 6 Music takes the Biscuit". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 11 April 2010–17 April 2010". Official Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50: 11 April 2010–17 April 2010". Official Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2016.