"Stux" is the second single by Surrey

Surrey

Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...

-based rock

Rock music

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 band Reuben

Reuben (band)

Reuben were an English three-piece musical group from Camberley, Surrey. Their music was a fusion of alternative rock and heavy metal, as their songs cover a variety of styles, ranging from heavy and upbeat, such as their 2005 single "Blamethrower" to slower, more melodic songs such as their 2004...

. It was recorded in June 2002 with the band's friend Rob Fisher at Opus Studios in Grayshot, and was released in August later that year in the Bossmusic label. Despite bad press reviews the single reached #86 is the UK charts, the highest charting single for the band at the time. The promotional video enjoyed success in the MTV2

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 chart, eventually climbing to #1 in December of that year following the band's tour supporting Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is For Heroes (band)

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Personnel

• Jamie Lenman - Guitars, vocals
• Jon Pearce - Bass Guitar
• Guy Davis - Drums (tracks 1 & 3)
• Mark Lawton - Drums (track 2)

Trivia

(From the band's site)

• The title track is an old favourite of the band. An earlier version of the song can be heard on the promo the band released through the internet music label Peoplesound.
• Stealing Is Easy is a re-working of an older song called Dreyfuss, this was taken from the session the band had done with original drummer Mark Lewton at EMI
  EMI
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   studios in 2001.
• Banner Held High is a big live favourite for the band. The track was considered for the A side, and was recorded by friend of the band Rupert Christie at his home studio in Espom.
• Frontman Jamie Lenman changed the words on 'Stealing is Easy' from 'fuck around' to 'mess around' when their plugging company disapproved of the lyric.
• All three band members can be heard singing and talking in the background at the end of 'Stealing is Easy'.
• The lyrics 'I like sleeping, I like eating, I like food and I like bed' were inspired by the ex-drummer's lifestyle.
• The video features many friends and family of the band, including Jamie's Mum, Dad, Sister and Brother in Law, Manager Barney Jeavons and his family, and members of bands like Geisha, Fluid Drive, Septembre, Kaballah, and Mega City Four
  Mega City Four
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• The female bass player is Alexa Chung
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• The estate agent seen in the video is the band's former plugging agent, Clare (last name unknown).
• The house featured in the video used to be owned by Jamie's parents.