Suede (album)

Suede
a hazy sepia photograph of two androgynous people kissing; the word “suede” is printed above in lower case
Studio album by
Suede
Released29 March 1993
Recorded1992–1993
Studio
  • Protocol, London
  • Angel, London
  • Master Rock, London
Genre
Length45:36
LabelNude
ProducerEd Buller
Suede chronology
Suede
(1993) 		Dog Man Star
(1994)
Singles from Suede
  1. "The Drowners"
    Released: 11 May 1992
  2. "Metal Mickey"
    Released: 14 September 1992
  3. "Animal Nitrate"
    Released: 22 February 1993
  4. "So Young"
    Released: 17 May 1993

Suede is the debut album by English alternative rock band Suede, released in March 1993 on Nude Records. It was recorded in London at Master Rock studios in late 1992 and early 1993 and was produced by Ed Buller. At the time the fastest-selling debut album in British history in almost a decade, Suede debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart, won the 1993 Mercury Music Prize,[1] and is often cited as one of the first Britpop records. Displaying a sound of Britishness and glam rock, its music and lyrical content has been compared to the Smiths and early David Bowie.[2]

The album was preceded by what Rolling Stone called "its triptych of instantly classic singles."[3] The three singles, "The Drowners", "Metal Mickey" and "Animal Nitrate" helped to create a media buzz leading to significant hype for a year leading up to the album's release. It was met with generally favourable reviews both in the UK and in the US. Although it remains the group's biggest-selling album in the US,[4] it struggled to make headway commercially compared to the success in the UK.[5] In 2013, NME placed the album at number 78 in its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[6]

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  3. ^ Daly, Steven (27 May 1993). "Suede: All That Glitters". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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  5. ^ "Suede On Top In Britain, Invisible In America". Los Angeles Daily News. 5 November 1993. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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