Embarrassment (song)

"Embarrassment"
Single by Madness
from the album Absolutely
Released14 November 1980
Recorded1980
Genre
Length3:10
LabelStiff
Composer(s)Mike Barson
Lyricist(s)Lee Thompson
Producer(s)
Madness singles chronology
"Baggy Trousers"
(1980)
"Embarrassment"
(1980)
"The Return of the Los Palmas 7"
(1981)

"Embarrassment" is a song recorded by ska/pop band Madness, predominantly written by Lee Thompson, but partially credited to Mike Barson.[1][2] The band first began performing the song at live shows in April 1980,[3] and it was featured on their second studio album, Absolutely.

The song was released as a single on 14 November 1980 and spent 12 weeks in the UK singles chart, reaching a high of number 4.[3] The song was remixed for issue as a single, which is different from the album version, although they both have the same running time.

  1. ^ "An embarrassment no more". BBC News. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. ^ Woodstra, Chris."Allmusic.com Absolutely Overview". Retrieved on July 1, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "The Madness Timeline: 1980". Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved on July 1, 2007.