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. It was released in 1994 by

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and features their hit singles "

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" and "Viva La Megababes". The album peaked at number 45 on the

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and number eight in Japan.

Critical reception

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'' wrote, "''We Are Shampoo'' is very possibly the least emotional record of all time. It is hollow, it is calculated, it is a triumph of artifice over authenticity, and it is very nearly brilliant." ''

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'' commented, "'Viva La Megababes'. Our favourite "

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" pop duo has only got one simple message in life: have fun! Correction: have lots of fun!

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could've told ya. School, parents, boys—they're all dead boring. That attitude is convincingly reflected in every note. The

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que overtones, the

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tunes and the countless recycled guitar riffs make a winning combination, and not just for bored schoolgirls. It's 'Delicious' indeed! 'Dirty Old Love Song' is the best antidote to too obvious Christmas number 1 pretenders. Enjoy it while it lasts." Mark Sutherland from ''

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'' said, "Because, from the very first ''Uh-oh'' in the chart-eating slab of undiluted genius that is "

", ''We Are Shampoo'' cavorts with the froth and vigour of only the very finest, most transiently pleasurable pop albums."

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'' wrote, "And don't you just know it! The shouting! The screeching guitar! Imagine having to sit through 12 tracks of that! Well, generally it's fab, especially the ultra-catchy 'Delicious' and the Mariah and Whitney slag-off, 'Dirty Old Love Song' and the ode to getting home after midnight, 'Shiny Black Taxi Cab', which contains the greatest line to ever appear in a

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song: ''When you throw-up/You feel bad/in a shiny black taxi cab''. It goes a bit wrong halfway through the second half but these are no

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s."

Track listing

" – 3:21 #"Delicious" – 3:00 #"Viva La Megababes" – 3:35 #"Dirty Old Love Song" – 3:53 #"Skinny White Thing" – 3:08 #"Glimmer Globe" – 2:45 #"Shiny Black Taxi Cab" – 3:31 #"Me Hostage" – 3:00 #"Game Boy" – 4:05 #"House of Love" – 3:29 #"Shampoo You" – 2:43 #"Saddo" – 2:25

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