Flaunt It (album)
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Flaunt It is the debut album by British
band Sigue Sigue Sputnik
. The album featured a remix of their hit single "Love Missile F1-11", used in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
; as well as "21st Century Boy". Flaunt It was unique in that the band auctioned off spots between songs for advertisements. Ultimately, L'Oréal
, i-D magazine
, and short-lived London pirate television station NeTWork 21
were complemented by fictitious ads for the Sputnik Corporation; a spoken word advertisement (narrated by the Sputnik Corporation voiceover) for EMI
closes the album. The version released in Germany includes an ad for Tempo, a lifestyle magazine.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
band Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Sigue Sigue Sputnik were a British new wave band created in 1982 by the former Generation X bassist Tony James. The band had three UK Top 40 hit singles, including the song "Love Missile F1-11".-Early years:...
. The album featured a remix of their hit single "Love Missile F1-11", used in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by John Hughes.The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller , who decides to skip school and spend the day in downtown Chicago...
and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 open world action computer and video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the second 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and sixth original title overall...
; as well as "21st Century Boy". Flaunt It was unique in that the band auctioned off spots between songs for advertisements. Ultimately, L'Oréal
L'Oréal
The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics...
, i-D magazine
I-D
i-D is a British magazine dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. i-D was founded by designer and former Vogue art director Terry Jones in 1980. The first issue was published in the form of a hand-stapled fanzine with text produced on a typewriter...
, and short-lived London pirate television station NeTWork 21
Network 21 (television station)
Although there were many pirate radio stations in London, Network 21 was one of the few pirate television stations to operate in Britain. Despite only broadcasting for half an hour on a Friday nights in a part of the UHF waveband near the frequency occupied by ITV in the London area, it showcased...
were complemented by fictitious ads for the Sputnik Corporation; a spoken word advertisement (narrated by the Sputnik Corporation voiceover) for EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
closes the album. The version released in Germany includes an ad for Tempo, a lifestyle magazine.
Side one
- "Love Missile F1-11Love Missile F1-11"Love Missile F1-11" is a song by British synthpop band Sigue Sigue Sputnik released in March 1986 as the first single from their debut album Flaunt It. It was the band's biggest hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart...
(Re-Recording Part II)" (4:49) - "Atari Baby" (4:57)
- "Sex-Bomb-Boogie" (4:48)
- "Rockit Miss U·S·A" (6:08)
Side two
- "21st Century Boy" (5:10)
- "Massive Retaliation" (5:02)
- "Teenage Thunder" (5:17)
- "She's My Man" (5:37)
Personnel
- Martin DegvilleMartin DegvilleMartin Degville was the lead singer and co-songwriter of the UK pop-cyberpunk band, Sigue Sigue Sputnik - which had a worldwide hit single in 1986 with "Love Missile F-1-11" - and six other EMI single releases...
- vocals - Tony JamesTony JamesTony James is a British musician, best known as a bassist of Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik.- Career :He was originally a member of the punk band London SS, along with Brian James, , and Mick Jones plus Terry Chimes .Later, James joined the early punk band Chelsea...
- synth guitar - Neal XNeal XNeal X was the guitarist with the British band Sigue Sigue Sputnik. They had a #3 UK hit single with "Love Missile F1-11" in 1986. He has also worked as a sideman for Adam Ant and Marc Almond...
- electric guitar - Ray MayhewRay MayhewRay Mayhew in Southampton is an English drummer and singer/songwriter, best known for being a member of the group Sigue Sigue Sputnik.He left Sigue Sigue Sputnik around 1990 and formed the group Mayhem Deranged....
- drums - Chris KavanaghChris KavanaghChris Kavanagh is an English drummer, best known for playing in Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Big Audio Dynamite II....
- drums - Miss Yana Ya Ya - special effects
- Giorgio MoroderGiorgio MoroderHansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...
- producer - Brian Reeves - engineer
- Syd BrakSyd BrakSyd Brak is an illustrator.In the mid 1970s, Syd was awarded the 'gold award' for design and illustration in Johannesburg South Africa by Bill Bernbach. In the late 1970s, Syd moved to London. He started working as a freelance airbrush artist...
- illustrations - Mike Morton - photography
- Joe Shutter - photography
- Frank Griffin - photography
- Dave Thompson - liner notes
- Brian Carr - legal counsel