The Disappointed

"The Disappointed"
Single by XTC
from the album Nonsuch
Released23 March 1992 (1992-03-23)[1]
Length3:23[2]
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Andy Partridge
Producer(s)Gus Dudgeon[3]
XTC singles chronology
"The Loving"
(1989) 		"The Disappointed"
(1992) 		"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
(1992)

"The Disappointed" (also typeset as "The Diſappointed") is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC and released as the lead single from their 1992 album, Nonsuch. According to Partridge: the lyrics are about people who have been turned down romantically and come together to form an organisation "of the disappointed."[4] It was originally inspired by Argentina's Mothers of the Disappeared.[5] The music video was directed by a relative of Ranulph Fiennes.[4] A home demo of the song was later released on Coat of Many Cupboards (2002).

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 21 March 1992. p. 19.
  2. ^ "Nonsuch", AllMusic.com
  3. ^ Gregory, Andy; ed. (2002). The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002, p.146. Psychology Press. ISBN 9781857431612.
  4. ^ a b Bernhardt, Todd (4 October 2009). "Andy discusses 'The Disappointed'". Chalkhills. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Noise was invoked but never defined (see the help page).