Track Listing

1. NW5 Radio Edit
2. NW5 Full Length Version
3. Bittersweet
4. Man Like Me (Remix)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73626 in Music
• Released on: 2008-01-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Single

Customer Reviews

They've still got it!
Barcode: 5060065582236

I was inspired to buy this after seeing their great performance on Jools Holland's show and i wasn't dissapointed. The title track is a charming slice of retro styled ska-pop opening with a nice little piano hook. The Full Length Version has a long, extended outro. B-side Bittersweet works equally well. The only let down is the Man Like Me remix - it's not a dance version at all but just a weird reworking full of random noises, i wasn't that keen on it.

Special mention must also go to the packaging - i was well surprised when i bought the CD thinking it'd come in just a standard jewel-case but instead it comes in this fake vinyl packaging - it's a cool little touch and i like it!

Track listing:
1. NW5 (Radio Edit)
2. NW5 (Full Length Version)
3. Bittersweet
4. NW5 (Man Like Me Remix)

MADNESS sheer joy!!!
Its always great to hear that Madness are releasing new material and it seems that the muse has not left them. NW5 is a bittersweet slice of classic English pop music in true Madness fashion. There really is no other modern band who could turn a potentially downbeat set of lyrics into something so wonderful and joyful. In a lesser bands hands this wouldnt have worked, but Madness prove they still have that edge, an edge that puts them in the higher echelons of fine British pop music.
A truly great track for the now, a future classic.

It's Madness!
Here is the lastest in a long line of great Madness Singles, NW5 is such a great track with meaning and feeling. If you like some of Madness's previous attempts you won't be dissapointed.
It is also a great buy, as you get 4 tracks, 2 versions of NW5, a great cover of the Undertones Song Bitterseet and a unusual, but great remix of NW5 titled "Man like me".
The CD also comes in an 7inch sleeve which gives it this great retro feeling.
I'd certainly recommend you buy this masterpiece!