International Velvet (album)

International Velvet
Studio album by Catatonia
Released	2 February 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	44:56
Label	Blanco y Negro
Producer	TommyD, Catatonia
Catatonia chronology
Way Beyond Blue (1996) International Velvet (1998) Equally Cursed and Blessed (1999)
Singles from International Velvet
"I Am the Mob" Released: 6 October 1997 "Mulder and Scully" Released: 19 January 1998 "Road Rage" Released: 20 April 1998 "Strange Glue" Released: 20 July 1998 "Game On" Released: 26 October 1998

International Velvet is the second album by Welsh band Catatonia. It was the band's breakthrough, reaching number 1 in the UK Albums Chart, spawning two Top 10 singles, "Mulder and Scully" and "Road Rage", three other Top 40 singles, "I Am the Mob", "Game On" and "Strange Glue", and catapulted the band and lead singer Cerys Matthews into the spotlight. Album sales reached 900,000, as it became one of the biggest selling albums of 1998 in the United Kingdom. The album was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.