"Cheapskate" is a song from English rock band

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's second album, ''

In It for the Money ''In It for the Money'' is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Supergrass, released in 1997. ''NME'' called it "more fun than watching a wombat in a washing machine" and named it the 10th best album of the year. In 1998, ' ...

'' (1997). It was released only in the United States and Canada in 1997, rising to number 35 on the US ''

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chart and number 11 on the Canadian ''

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'' Alternative 30. While being only a 7-inch jukebox single with "

Going Out "Going Out" is the first single from English rock band Supergrass's second studio album, '' In It for the Money'' (1997). It was released on 26 February 1996 by Parlophone, more than a year before the album, and reached five on the UK Singles C ...

", it has an accompanying music video that was left off the ''

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'' DVD. The song is said by the band themselves to have drawn influences from

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Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the ''

'' album liner notes. Studio * Recorded at

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, UK) Personnel *

– writing, production, mixing, co-arrangement *

Rob Coombes Robert Joseph Coombes (born 27 April 1972) is an English musician and composer, best known as the keyboardist for the rock band Supergrass, fronted by his younger brother Gaz. Since 2022, he has also toured with the punk rock supergroup Wingmen, ...

– writing * John Cornfield – production * Sam Williams – mixing, co-arrangement

Charts

References

Supergrass songs 1997 singles 1997 songs Capitol Records singles Songs written by Danny Goffey Songs written by Gaz Coombes Songs written by Mick Quinn Songs written by Rob Coombes {{1990s-rock-song-stub