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Spacehog

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As It Is on Earth (2013)	The Hogyssey (2001)	The Chinese Album (1998)
Resident Alien (1995)

Members
4 Male

Origin
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Genre
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Alternative Rock

Style
Rock/Pop

Mood
Energetic

Born

1994

Active
1994 to Present...

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Spacehog - In the Meantime
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Spacehog - Cruel to Be Kind
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Spacehog - Starside
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Spacehog - Spacehog
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Spacehog - Space Is the Place

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In the Meantime

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On 24 October 1995, Spacehog released its first album, Resident Alien. It went gold on the Billboard charts, selling over 500,000 copies and spawned the hit single and video "In the Meantime" as well as the single "Cruel To Be Kind". "In the Meantime" received heavy video and radio play, and was used as background music to BBC's Match of the Day football programme. The band performed the song on Channel 4's TFI Friday in 1996. The band's second album, The Chinese Album, was released on 10 March 1998. Though it did not sell as well as Resident Alien, the band's popularity continued to increase as Spacehog opened for more popular acts like Pearl Jam and Supergrass. The Chinese Album had a more "artsy" sound, with the Pink Floyd-like piano on the opening track and Michael Stipe of R.E.M. contributing vocals to the song "Almond Kisses".

After the band was dropped by Elektra Records, Spacehog signed with the upstart label Artemis Records and released its third album, The Hogyssey, on 10 April 2001. The album continued the band's neo-glam approach and included the singles "I Want to Live" and "At Least I Got Laid", as well as a funk version of Richard Strauss's "Also sprach Zarathustra".