Five Get Over Excited is a song by

The Housemartins The Housemartins were an English indie rock group formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s and charted three top-ten albums and six top-twenty singles in the UK. Many of their lyrics conveyed a mixture of socialist politics and Christianit ...

released as a single from their album ''

The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ''The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death'' is the second and final studio album by The Housemartins. It was released in 1987, and produced three singles - "Five Get Over Excited" (#11 UK), " Me and the Farmer" (#15) and "Build" (#15 UK). The ...

''. The follow-up to their #1 UK hit "

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" (although it was preceded by the USA-only release of "Flag Day"), it peaked at #11 on the

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in June 1987.Strong, Martin C. (2002) ''The Great Rock Discography'', Canongate, , p. 489 Although it was the first single without drummer

Hugh Whitaker Hugh Whitaker (born 18 May 1961) is an English musician and the former drummer for the Great Britain, British indie rock band The Housemartins. He replaced original drummer Chris Lang and drummed for the band's first album, ''London 0 Hull 4'', ...

, who left the band before this song and album were recorded, Whitaker appears in the music video for the track, where he is kidnapped by new drummer

Dave Hemingway Dave Hemingway (born David Robert Hemingway, 20 September 1960) is an English musician and songwriter, best known as a vocalist for the Hull-based band The Beautiful South until they disbanded in 2007. Previously he had been a member of The House ...

. Music writer Rikki Rooksby notes that the track's "anti-hyperbolic title" is "positively revolutionary", as the use of hyperbole in pop lyrics is pervasive but never admitted.Rikki Rooksby. The title may also be a reference to Enid Blyton 's Famous Five novels. ''Lyrics: Writing Better Words for Your Songs'' (2006) () In 2007, the ''

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'' described the tune as "another corking chart hit that stands as a beacon amongst the dross of the 1980s."

7 inch single track listing

*"Five Get Over Excited" *"Rebel Without The Airplay"

12 inch/cassette single track listing

*"Five Get Over Excited" *"So Glad" *"Hopelessly Devoted To Them" *"Rebel Without The Airplay"

Charts

References

{{authority control The Housemartins songs 1987 singles Songs written by Paul Heaton Go! Discs singles 1987 songs Songs written by Stan Cullimore