Hats Off to the Buskers

Hats Off to the Buskers
Studio album by The View
Released	22 January 2007 (2007-01-22)
Recorded	2006
Genre	Indie rock indie pop garage rock
Length	40:45
Label	1965 Records
Producer	The View Owen Morris
The View chronology
The View EP (2006) Hats Off to the Buskers (2007) Which Bitch? (2009)
Singles from Hats Off to the Buskers
"Wasted Little DJs" Released: 8 August 2006 "Superstar Tradesman" Released: 23 October 2006 "Same Jeans" Released: 15 January 2007 "The Don / Skag Trendy" Released: 23 April 2007 "Face for the Radio" Released: 25 June 2007

Hats Off to the Buskers is the debut album by Scottish band The View. It was released on 22 January 2007 on 1965 Records. It was reported on the band's official forum that the album had leaked to various internet sites in mid December 2006. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1 on 28 January 2007. The album charted at No. 45 on the UK end-of-year album chart, after selling around 319,000 copies in 2007. The album has been certified platinum.^[1] It was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize.

The song "Wasteland" is also the background music for the Nike "Show Us Your 5" advertisement.