World Party

For other uses, see World Party (disambiguation).

World Party
World Party performing in May 2015
World Party performing in May 2015
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresAlternative rock, indie pop, folk rock, power pop, psychedelic pop
Years active1986–2015
LabelsEnsign, Chrysalis, Papillon
Past membersKarl Wallinger
Dave Catlin-Birch
Chris Sharrock
Guy Chambers
Jeff Trott
Amanda Kramer
John Turnbull
David Duffy[1]
Websitewww.worldparty.net

World Party was a musical group, predominantly the solo project of its sole consistent member, the songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger.[2][3] Wallinger started the band in 1986 in London after leaving the Waterboys.[4] At various times, World Party also featured Guy Chambers, David Catlin-Birch, future Oasis drummer Chris Sharrock, Jeff Trott, Amanda Kramer and John Turnbull.

World Party produced several hit singles during the late 1980s and early 1990s including "Ship of Fools", "Way Down Now", "Put the Message in the Box" and "Is It Like Today?". The band also released the original version of "She's the One", written (like virtually all World Party material) by Karl Wallinger but best known due to the 1999 cover version by Robbie Williams, a UK number one hit single.[5]

  1. ^ "World Party - Record Collector Magazine".
  2. ^ Karl Wallinger obituary by Robin Denselow in The Guardian, 13 March 2024
  3. ^ "World Party’s Karl Wallinger was a pick’n’mix songwriter with a total, titanic love of music" – article by Graeme Thomson in The Guardian, 12 March 2024
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Great Rock Discography was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Breihan, Tom (11 March 2024). "Karl Wallinger (World Party, The Waterboys) Dead at 66". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.