A Grand Don't Come For Free
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| A Grand Don't Come For Free | ||
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| LP & CD by The Streets | ||
| Released | May 18, 2004 | |
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| Genre | Electronica, Alternative | |
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| Record label | Vice/Atlantic | |
| Producers | Mike Skinner | |
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| All Music Guide | 4.5/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=A7fmsa9ugw23k/) |
A Grand Don't Come For Free is the second album for UK garage musician Mike Skinner, aka The Streets, released on May 18 2004.
Concept
A Grand Don't Come For Free is a concept album. In the story, the protagonist loses a thousand pounds. In the first track on the album, "It Was Supposed To Be So Easy", he loses the money while he is out returning a rental DVD and attempting to get money from an ATM. In the process of trying to recover the money, he conquers a girl ("Could Well Be In"), finds himself in situations of being high on Ecstacy in a nightclub in "Blinded by the Lights", followed by arguing with his girlfriend in "Get Out Of My House", posing to impress a girl ("Fit But You Know It") in a chip shop in a holiday resort, and finally trying to cope with his girlfriend breaking up with him ("Dry Your Eyes"). The final track, "Empty Cans", features two endings to the plot, a bitter ending and a happy ending with matching music for both.
"Fit But You Know It" was the first single from the album, which debuted at No. 4 in the UK singles charts and in the top 40 in Australia. The second single, "Dry Your Eyes", entered the UK chart at No. 1. The album itself reached No. 1 in the UK albums charts, No. 11 in Australia and No. 82 in the US.
Track listing
- "It Was Supposed To Be So Easy" (Skinner)
- "Could Well Be In" (Skinner)
- "*** Not Addicted" (Skinner)
- "Blinded By The Lights" (Skinner)
- "Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way" (Skinner)
- "Get Out of My House" (Skinner)
- "Fit But You Know It" (Skinner)
- "Such A Twat" (Skinner)
- "What Is He Thinking?" (Skinner)
- "Dry Your Eyes" (Skinner)
- "Empty Cans" (Skinner)
Tracks in bold are released as singles.