Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
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Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is a 2008 British coming of age film
film co-written and directed by Gurinder Chadha
starring Georgia Groome
. It is based on two teenage novels by Louise Rennison: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers
. The film follows fourteen-year-old Georgia Nicholson (Groome) as she tries to find a boyfriend and throw her fifteenth birthday party. It is the first and only Nickelodeon Movies
feature to receive a PG-13 rating.
) and her friends, Jas (Eleanor Tomlinson
), Ellen (Manjeeven Grewal
) and Rosie (Georgia Henshaw
) spot two new brothers that have just moved to Eastbourne from London. They follow them around. Fraternal twins Robbie (Aaron Johnson) and Tom (Sean Bourke). The girls follow the boys, who are exploring Eastbourne with their friend Dave "the Laugh" (Tommy Bastow
).
Georgia then hatches a plan to get close to Robbie. Realising that Robbie likes cats she pretends her cat, Angus, has gone missing. Jas has Angus on a leash, but he escapes and Tom rescues him. Jas and Tom begin dating while Robbie is seeing Georgia's rival - Lindsay.
In the midst of all this, Georgia's father has been offered a job in New Zealand, and he goes to New Zealand to prepare for the family to move out with him. During his absence, Georgia's mum hires a handsome builder called Jem to re-do the living room, and begins to spend increasingly longer periods of time with him, making Georgia worried as to the state of her parents' marriage.
Tom invites Jas to go swimming with him and Robbie. Georgia conspires to meet them at the pool and brings her sister along as she is stuck babysitting her. She tries to impress Robbie by doing a handstand, but her legs, which she had covered in orange spray tan, show and when she explains it to Robbie he laughs. After that Robbie and Georgia kiss. Robbie then leaves, claiming that he has to "sort some things out" but that he will phone Georgia later.
In an attempt to "grow up" for Robbie, Georgia had a "snogging lesson" with Peter Dyer (Liam Hess
). He becomes infatuated with her and at a party the following night, he tries to kiss her, causing her to fall in to a bush and expose her underwear to Robbie, Lindsay, Jas and Tom, who see her on the ground with Peter. In order to get away from Peter, Georgia tells him that she is a lesbian.
A few weeks later Dave "the Laugh" invites Georgia to a gig for Robbie's band, the Stiff Dylans
. After reading Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
Georgia hatches a plan to make Robbie realise his feelings for her by going to the gig with Dave "the Laugh". Robbie tries to talk to Georgia at the gig, but is stopped by Lindsay.
At school, Dave finds out that Georgia was only using him to make Robbie jealous and so stops talking to her. When Dave tells Robbie that Georgia was only using him, Robbie stops talking to her as well. When she finds out it was Jas that leaked this information, they have an argument, and they vow never to speak to each other again. Georgia then kicks Jas on the leg as an act of anger and claims that Tom's not good enough for her. As Jas leaks this information again Robbie comes infuriated and tells her that she shouldn't have used Dave and that he really likes her. He also tells her that if his brother's not good enough for Jas, then maybe he is not for Georgia and storms off.
With her best friend and Robbie mad at her, she feels like there is no point in staying in England. So Georgia decides that she would like to move to New Zealand. Before she leaves she goes to the beach for a walk knowing Robbie would be there and apologizes to him. Robbie tells Georgia that he made a song for her called 'Bitch In A Uniform' and after a while of talking Robbie tells her that he dumped Lindsay and he admits that he still likes Georgia.
In the end, Georgia's mum takes her to a club for the first time and it turns out to be a surprise fifteenth birthday party, which Jas had secretly organized with Georgia's mum. She is greeted by all her friends and her family, with Jas and Georgia befriending each other again. As a surprise, Georgia's father (Alan Davies
) returns from New Zealand, deciding to stay in Eastbourne for a better job opportunity. It is also revealed that Jem is gay, and that his boyfriend is the owner of the nightclub which delights Georgia as he can't have a relationship with her mother. The Stiff Dylans
are performing the song "Ultraviolet" which Robbie had written about Georgia, when they are interrupted by Lindsay who had come from her own party (to which no-one had turned up) and tells Robbie that he would either take her back or lose her forever. Robbie chooses Georgia and calls her a "perfect nutter", Georgia's best mates walk on stage and humiliate Lindsay by revealing that her much admired large breasts are actually fake. Robbie tells her that Georgia is the one he wants and he kisses Georgia on-stage.
At the very end, Georgia confesses no need for changes to herself and walks to school arm in arm with Robbie.
Most of the scenes were filmed on location in Brighton
and Eastbourne
. Others, such as the gig scene, as well as some interiors and exteriors for Georgia's house, were filmed in and around Ealing Studios
, London
. Areas in nearby Middlesex
were used as well, such as Bishopshalt school in Hillingdon
and the Liquid nightclub in Uxbridge
. Other sites include locations in Teddington
and Twickenham
.
, who has been praised for her "super-engaging" and "endearingly natural" performance. Film reviewers Ellie Brown and James Tew of the magazine "Pinacephmph" described the film as being "The worst in history" but James Tew went on to describe his love for pop band "Stiff Dylans" (the character Robbie's band, in which he plays bass guitar) "It's new, exciting and full of raw passion". Ellie Brown had mixed feelings, as she says that their Robbie wasn't owning the performance at their gig. James argued that this was to do with the fact that Robbie had his feeling being thrown about as the girl he loved danced with his best friend.
The film has earned $14,924,919 which includes $10.6 million from the UK alone. The film was in the top 40 in the UK and Ireland and Malta 2008 box office.
Some songs played in the film were not included on the soundtrack:
Coming-of-age film
Coming-of-age film is a film genre which focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood. Personal growth and change is an important characteristic of this genre, which relies on dialogue and emotional responses, rather than action. The main character is...
film co-written and directed by Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder Chadha , OBE, is a British film director of Indian origin. Most of her films explore the lives of Indians living in the United Kingdom. She is best known for the hit films Bhaji on the Beach , Bend It Like Beckham , Bride and Prejudice and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging...
starring Georgia Groome
Georgia Groome
-Career:Groome was one of the eight young adventurers on Serious Amazon in 2006 for CBBC. Groome had a well received starring role in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging....
. It is based on two teenage novels by Louise Rennison: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers
It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers
It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers is a bestselling young adult novel by Louise Rennison, the second in the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series. It was published in the US as On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God...
. The film follows fourteen-year-old Georgia Nicholson (Groome) as she tries to find a boyfriend and throw her fifteenth birthday party. It is the first and only Nickelodeon Movies
Nickelodeon Movies
Nickelodeon Movies is the motion picture production arm of children's cable channel Nickelodeon, originally launched in 1995. Its first film was Harriet the Spy. It has produced films based on Nickelodeon programs, as well as other adaptations and original projects...
feature to receive a PG-13 rating.
Plot
On the first day of the school year Georgia (Georgia GroomeGeorgia Groome
-Career:Groome was one of the eight young adventurers on Serious Amazon in 2006 for CBBC. Groome had a well received starring role in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging....
) and her friends, Jas (Eleanor Tomlinson
Eleanor Tomlinson
Eleanor May Tomlinson is an English actress. She was born in London, but at a young age, she moved with her family to Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.-Career:...
), Ellen (Manjeeven Grewal
Manjeeven Grewal
Manjeeven Grewal is a British actress.Grewel began acting at the age of 11, taking drama classes at Derby Youth Centre. She attended Derby High School....
) and Rosie (Georgia Henshaw
Georgia Henshaw
Georgia Henshaw is a Welsh actress from Swansea, South Wales. She is best known for her role as a member of "The Ace Gang", Rosie in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, and as JJ's love interest, Lara, in Skins. She has also appeared as Cassie Claypole in the BBC3 show Two Pints Of Lager And A...
) spot two new brothers that have just moved to Eastbourne from London. They follow them around. Fraternal twins Robbie (Aaron Johnson) and Tom (Sean Bourke). The girls follow the boys, who are exploring Eastbourne with their friend Dave "the Laugh" (Tommy Bastow
Tommy Bastow
Tommy Bastow is an English actor and musician from Epsom, Surrey. He is best known for playing the character Dave the Laugh in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, as Joe in the BT adverts and as the lead singer in the band FranKo.-Education:Bastow attended the independent City of...
).
Georgia then hatches a plan to get close to Robbie. Realising that Robbie likes cats she pretends her cat, Angus, has gone missing. Jas has Angus on a leash, but he escapes and Tom rescues him. Jas and Tom begin dating while Robbie is seeing Georgia's rival - Lindsay.
In the midst of all this, Georgia's father has been offered a job in New Zealand, and he goes to New Zealand to prepare for the family to move out with him. During his absence, Georgia's mum hires a handsome builder called Jem to re-do the living room, and begins to spend increasingly longer periods of time with him, making Georgia worried as to the state of her parents' marriage.
Tom invites Jas to go swimming with him and Robbie. Georgia conspires to meet them at the pool and brings her sister along as she is stuck babysitting her. She tries to impress Robbie by doing a handstand, but her legs, which she had covered in orange spray tan, show and when she explains it to Robbie he laughs. After that Robbie and Georgia kiss. Robbie then leaves, claiming that he has to "sort some things out" but that he will phone Georgia later.
In an attempt to "grow up" for Robbie, Georgia had a "snogging lesson" with Peter Dyer (Liam Hess
Liam Hess
Liam Hess is a British actor.He is most famous for playing Louis Fairhead in the prime-time BBC TV show Casualty...
). He becomes infatuated with her and at a party the following night, he tries to kiss her, causing her to fall in to a bush and expose her underwear to Robbie, Lindsay, Jas and Tom, who see her on the ground with Peter. In order to get away from Peter, Georgia tells him that she is a lesbian.
A few weeks later Dave "the Laugh" invites Georgia to a gig for Robbie's band, the Stiff Dylans
Stiff Dylans
The Stiff Dylans are a pop-rock band from the United Kingdom. They found fame after being featured in Gurinder Chadha's 2008 Paramount Pictures film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and performing several songs on the soundtrack....
. After reading Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus is a book written by American author, and relationship counselor, John Gray.The book has sold more than 7 million copies and is reported to be one of the best selling self-help books of all time...
Georgia hatches a plan to make Robbie realise his feelings for her by going to the gig with Dave "the Laugh". Robbie tries to talk to Georgia at the gig, but is stopped by Lindsay.
At school, Dave finds out that Georgia was only using him to make Robbie jealous and so stops talking to her. When Dave tells Robbie that Georgia was only using him, Robbie stops talking to her as well. When she finds out it was Jas that leaked this information, they have an argument, and they vow never to speak to each other again. Georgia then kicks Jas on the leg as an act of anger and claims that Tom's not good enough for her. As Jas leaks this information again Robbie comes infuriated and tells her that she shouldn't have used Dave and that he really likes her. He also tells her that if his brother's not good enough for Jas, then maybe he is not for Georgia and storms off.
With her best friend and Robbie mad at her, she feels like there is no point in staying in England. So Georgia decides that she would like to move to New Zealand. Before she leaves she goes to the beach for a walk knowing Robbie would be there and apologizes to him. Robbie tells Georgia that he made a song for her called 'Bitch In A Uniform' and after a while of talking Robbie tells her that he dumped Lindsay and he admits that he still likes Georgia.
In the end, Georgia's mum takes her to a club for the first time and it turns out to be a surprise fifteenth birthday party, which Jas had secretly organized with Georgia's mum. She is greeted by all her friends and her family, with Jas and Georgia befriending each other again. As a surprise, Georgia's father (Alan Davies
Alan Davies
Alan Davies is an English comedian, writer and actor best known for starring in the TV mystery series Jonathan Creek and as the permanent panellist on the TV panel show QI.- Early life :...
) returns from New Zealand, deciding to stay in Eastbourne for a better job opportunity. It is also revealed that Jem is gay, and that his boyfriend is the owner of the nightclub which delights Georgia as he can't have a relationship with her mother. The Stiff Dylans
Stiff Dylans
The Stiff Dylans are a pop-rock band from the United Kingdom. They found fame after being featured in Gurinder Chadha's 2008 Paramount Pictures film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and performing several songs on the soundtrack....
are performing the song "Ultraviolet" which Robbie had written about Georgia, when they are interrupted by Lindsay who had come from her own party (to which no-one had turned up) and tells Robbie that he would either take her back or lose her forever. Robbie chooses Georgia and calls her a "perfect nutter", Georgia's best mates walk on stage and humiliate Lindsay by revealing that her much admired large breasts are actually fake. Robbie tells her that Georgia is the one he wants and he kisses Georgia on-stage.
At the very end, Georgia confesses no need for changes to herself and walks to school arm in arm with Robbie.
Cast
- Georgia GroomeGeorgia Groome-Career:Groome was one of the eight young adventurers on Serious Amazon in 2006 for CBBC. Groome had a well received starring role in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging....
as Georgia Nicolson: She is the main lead of the movie. A 14 (15 year-old at the end) girl who is in love with Robbie. - Aaron Johnson as Robbie: He is Georgia's love interest, has a band called Stiff Dylans. Georgia calls him ‘S.G’ meaning sex god. He is Lindsay's boyfriend but secretly likes Georgia.
- Karen TaylorKaren Taylor (comedian)Karen Taylor is an English actress and comedian. She is a former finalist in the prestigious Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award and has fronted her own sketch show on BBC Three, entitled Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor.Taylor studied Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick 1994-1998, where she got to...
as Connie Nicolson: She is Georgia's mum and is a bit old-fashioned. She scares Georgia as it seems she was getting very close to Jem, the interior designer. She also maintains a close relationship with her daughter in the movie during Georgia's teenager years. - Alan DaviesAlan DaviesAlan Davies is an English comedian, writer and actor best known for starring in the TV mystery series Jonathan Creek and as the permanent panellist on the TV panel show QI.- Early life :...
as Bob Nicolson: He is Georgia's dad and he too is a bit old fashioned. He does not allow Georgia to have a party in a club for her birthday but he is over all very nice. He gets a job opportunity to go to New Zealand. - Eleanor TomlinsonEleanor TomlinsonEleanor May Tomlinson is an English actress. She was born in London, but at a young age, she moved with her family to Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.-Career:...
as Jas: She is Georgia's best friend and is very girlish in understanding and wants to get a boyfriend just like Georgia. Nevertheless, she worries about her lack of breasts. She starts to date Tom, Robbie's fraternal twin brother. - Manjeeven GrewalManjeeven GrewalManjeeven Grewal is a British actress.Grewel began acting at the age of 11, taking drama classes at Derby Youth Centre. She attended Derby High School....
as Ellen: She is also Georgia's friend and is in 'The Ace gang' along with Georgia, Jas and Rosie.At the end of the film she is introduced to Dave "the laugh", and they kiss* - Georgia HenshawGeorgia HenshawGeorgia Henshaw is a Welsh actress from Swansea, South Wales. She is best known for her role as a member of "The Ace Gang", Rosie in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, and as JJ's love interest, Lara, in Skins. She has also appeared as Cassie Claypole in the BBC3 show Two Pints Of Lager And A...
as Rosie: She is Georgia's friend and she too belongs in 'The Ace gang’. In the beginning of the movie we find out she has a boyfriend yet towards the end of the film, there is virtually no mention of him. - Kimberley NixonKimberley NixonKimberley Nixon is a Welsh actress.-Early and personal life:Born in Bristol, Nixon and her six brothers were brought up in Pontypridd, Wales, where she attended Coedylan Comprehensive School, now known as Pontypridd High School.In October 2011 Nixon was announced by Wales Online as number one in...
as Lindsay: She is Georgia's rival and main antagonist of the film. She is slim and very good looking but she is a complete bully to Georgia. In the end the truth is revealed about her big breasts - she puts fake pads into her bra to make them look bigger. - Sean Bourke as Tom: He is Robbie's brother and Jas' boyfriend.
- Tommy BastowTommy BastowTommy Bastow is an English actor and musician from Epsom, Surrey. He is best known for playing the character Dave the Laugh in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, as Joe in the BT adverts and as the lead singer in the band FranKo.-Education:Bastow attended the independent City of...
as Dave The Laugh: Georgia uses him to make Robbie jealous which makes him feel very hurt. Dave is one of Robbie's best friends. - Liam HessLiam HessLiam Hess is a British actor.He is most famous for playing Louis Fairhead in the prime-time BBC TV show Casualty...
as Peter Dyer: (Saliva Boy) He likes Georgia a lot though the feeling is not mutual. He gives girls lessons on how to snog. - Eva DrewAngus, Thongs and Perfect SnoggingAngus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is a 2008 British coming of age film film co-written and directed by Gurinder Chadha starring Georgia Groome. It is based on two teenage novels by Louise Rennison: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers...
as Libby: She is Georgia's 3-year-old sister but is very eccentric. - Steve JonesSteve Jones (presenter)Stephen Ashton "Steve" Jones is a Welsh television presenter. Jones is primarily known in the UK as presenter of T4. Internationally, he is known as the host of The X Factor USA.-Early life:...
as Jem: He is constructing a room in Georgia's house and Georgia thinks her mother is falling for him but in the end he turns out to be gay. - Stiff DylansStiff DylansThe Stiff Dylans are a pop-rock band from the United Kingdom. They found fame after being featured in Gurinder Chadha's 2008 Paramount Pictures film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and performing several songs on the soundtrack....
as themselves.
Production
Chadha was originally brought into the project as a scriptwriter:- When the project came to me, the studio, Paramount, had had it for five years and even though they're British books they had these two American guys adapt the book and they couldn't get it to work. I read the script and thought how weird, this is a sort of LA male's version of an English girl's childhood and then I read the books and I thought wow, there is something here that relates to me growing up that I hadn't seen in the script. I thought this could be a British genre film or be like Clueless or Mean GirlsMean GirlsMean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy-drama film directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey and is based in part on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman, which describes how female high school social cliques operate and the effect they can have...
in England and I liked the idea of doing a British version of those films. Then it clicked that it should be like Sixteen CandlesSixteen CandlesSixteen Candles is a 1984 American film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. It was written and directed by John Hughes.- Plot :...
.
Most of the scenes were filmed on location in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
and Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
. Others, such as the gig scene, as well as some interiors and exteriors for Georgia's house, were filmed in and around Ealing Studios
Ealing Studios
Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London. Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making, and films have been made on the site ever since...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Areas in nearby Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
were used as well, such as Bishopshalt school in Hillingdon
Hillingdon
Hillingdon is a suburban area within the London Borough of Hillingdon, situated 14.2 miles west of Charing Cross.Much of Hillingdon is represented as the Hillingdon East ward within the local authority, Hillingdon Council...
and the Liquid nightclub in Uxbridge
Uxbridge
Uxbridge is a large town located in north west London, England and is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. It forms part of the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is located west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres...
. Other sites include locations in Teddington
Teddington
Teddington is a suburban area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. It stretches inland from the River Thames to Bushy Park...
and Twickenham
Twickenham
Twickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...
.
Reception
The film garnered mainly positive reviews, receiving 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics noting the strong central performance of Georgia GroomeGeorgia Groome
-Career:Groome was one of the eight young adventurers on Serious Amazon in 2006 for CBBC. Groome had a well received starring role in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging....
, who has been praised for her "super-engaging" and "endearingly natural" performance. Film reviewers Ellie Brown and James Tew of the magazine "Pinacephmph" described the film as being "The worst in history" but James Tew went on to describe his love for pop band "Stiff Dylans" (the character Robbie's band, in which he plays bass guitar) "It's new, exciting and full of raw passion". Ellie Brown had mixed feelings, as she says that their Robbie wasn't owning the performance at their gig. James argued that this was to do with the fact that Robbie had his feeling being thrown about as the girl he loved danced with his best friend.
The film has earned $14,924,919 which includes $10.6 million from the UK alone. The film was in the top 40 in the UK and Ireland and Malta 2008 box office.
Track listing
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- LenkaLenkaLenka is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.- Demographics :As of 2001, Lenka had 202 inhabitants of whom 129 were Hungarians and 72 Slovakians.-External links:... - "Naïve" - Lily AllenLily AllenLily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
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" - Mumm-Ra - "Who Needs Love" - RazorlightRazorlightRazorlight are a UK based indie rock band formed in 2002. They are primarily known in the UK, having topped the charts with the 2006 single "America" and its parent self-titled album, their second...
- "Your SongYour Song"Your Song" is a ballad composed and performed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin. It appeared on John's self-titled second album in 1970....
" - Kate WalshKate Walsh (singer)Kate Walsh is an English singer from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex.A graduate of the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, her first album was Clocktower Park , released in 2003 by Kitchenware Records. The album was named for a meeting place in her home town. In 2007, she released her second album, Tim's... - "Mad About the BoyMad About the BoyDinah Washington's 1952 recording of "Mad about the Boy" is possibly the most widely known version of the song in modern times. The 6/8-time arrangement for voice and jazz orchestra by Quincy Jones omits two verses and was recorded in the singer's native Chicago on the Mercury label.Washington's...
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" - Stiff DylansStiff DylansThe Stiff Dylans are a pop-rock band from the United Kingdom. They found fame after being featured in Gurinder Chadha's 2008 Paramount Pictures film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and performing several songs on the soundtrack.... - ""I Found Out" - The Pigeon DetectivesThe Pigeon DetectivesThe Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...
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- The CoralThe CoralThe Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula in England. The band first emerged during the early 2000s and found success with their debut album The Coral and follow up Magic and Medicine... - "Pull ShapesPull Shapes"Pull Shapes" is a single from The Pipettes and was released on 3 July 2006. It is available on CD, double 7" vinyl, and digital download from Memphis Industries...
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" - The Ting TingsThe Ting TingsThe Ting Tings are an English music duo comprising Jules de Martino and Katie White . They formed in December 2007 while based at Islington Mill Studios in Salford... - "UltravioletUltravioletUltraviolet light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays, in the range 10 nm to 400 nm, and energies from 3 eV to 124 eV...
" - Stiff DylansStiff DylansThe Stiff Dylans are a pop-rock band from the United Kingdom. They found fame after being featured in Gurinder Chadha's 2008 Paramount Pictures film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and performing several songs on the soundtrack.... - "AgadooAgadoo"Agadoo" is a novelty song recorded by the band Black Lace in 1984. "Agadoo" peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, and spent 30 weeks in the top 75. It went on to become the eighth best-selling single of 1984 in the UK....
" - Black LaceBlack Lace (band)Black Lace is a British Euro pop band, best known for novelty party records, including their biggest hit, "Agadoo". The band first came to the public eye after being selected to represent the UK in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, in which they finished seventh with the song "Mary Ann"...
Some songs played in the film were not included on the soundtrack:
- "Out of Time" - Stiff Dylans
- "You're The Best Thing" - The Style CouncilThe Style CouncilThe Style Council were an English band, formed in 1983 by the ex-The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller, with keyboardist Mick Talbot. The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then-wife, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young and Tracey Thorn also...
- "True" - Spandau BalletSpandau BalletSpandau Ballet are a British band formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by, and an integral part of, the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles...
- "I'm Your Man"- Shane RichieShane RichieShane Richie is an English actor, comedian, singer and media personality, known for his portrayal of the character Alfie Moon in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.-Early life and career beginnings:...
- "Mr. LovermanMr. Loverman"Mr. Loverman" is the signature song of Jamaican ragga artist Shabba Ranks.The song was written by Hopeton Lindo, Rexton Gordon and Michael Bennett. It was released in 1992 and 1993 as a single.-Origin of song:...
" - Shabba RanksShabba RanksShabba Ranks is a Jamaican dancehall musician.He was one of the most popular dancehall artists of his generation. He was also one of the first Jamaican deejays to gain worldwide acceptance, and recognition for his 'slack' lyrical expressions and content, when "ridin' di riddim"... - "Dance wiv MeDance Wiv MeDance wiv Me is a single by Ghanaian British rapper Dizzee Rascal, from his fourth studio album Tongue n' Cheek. It was released on 22 June 2008 and features guest vocals from Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and English R&B singer Chrome...
" - Dizzee RascalDizzee RascalDylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...
featuring Calvin HarrisCalvin HarrisCalvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...
and Chrome - "Teenage KicksTeenage Kicks"Teenage Kicks" is a 1978 song originally recorded by Northern Irish punk rock group The Undertones. Composed by the band's principal songwriter, John O'Neill, it was championed by DJ John Peel, and was his all-time favourite song.-John Peel:...
" - Nouvelle VagueNouvelle Vague (band)Nouvelle Vague is a French musical collective led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Their name is a play on words, meaning "new wave" in French, and "bossa nova" in Portuguese...
External links
- BBC Slink goes behind the scenes of Angus Thongs... A round of up videos from and about the film