XTC Songs List

XTC also appears in this compilation

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Tubular Bells (excerpt)
• 2.Don't You Want Me
• 3.Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
• 4.Making Plans For Nigel
• 5.Don't You (Forget About Me)
• 6.Pretty Vacant
• 7.Cherub Rock
• 8.Somedays
• 9.In the Air Tonight
• 10.Red Red Wine
• 11.(I Just) Died in Your Arms
• 12.Straight Up
• 13.The Passenger
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.Are You Gonna Go My Way
• 2.Tomorrow People
• 3.I Got 5 on It
• 4.Boombastic
• 5.Protection
• 6.Close to You
• 7.Wannabe
• 8.Return to Innocence
• 9.Low
• 10.Between You and Me
• 11.Ground on Down
• 12.Block Rockin Beats

CMJ: Ranked #4 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1982".

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Runaways
• 2.Ball and Chain
• 3.Senses Working Overtime
• 4.Jason and the Argonauts
• 5.No Thugs in Our House
• 6.Yacht Dance
• 7.All of a Sudden (It's Too Late)
• 8.Melt the Guns
• 9.Leisure
• 10.It's Nearly Africa
• 11.Knuckle Down
• 12.Fly on the Wall
• 13.Down in the Cockpit
• 14.English Roundabout
• 15.Snowman

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Summer's Cauldron
• 2.Grass
• 3.The Meeting Place
• 4.That's Really Super, Supergirl
• 5.Ballet for a Rainy Day
• 6.1000 Umbrellas
• 7.Season Cycle
• 8.Earn Enough for Us
• 9.Big Day
• 10.Another Satellite
• 11.Mermaid Smiled
• 12.The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
• 13.Dear God
• 14.Dying
• 15.Sacrificial Bonfire

Rolling Stone: #48 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Albums Of The 80s" survey (November 1989)

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Summer's Cauldron
• 2.Grass
• 3.The Meeting Place
• 4.That's Really Super, Supergirl
• 5.Ballet for a Rainy Day
• 6.1000 Umbrellas
• 7.Season Cycle
• 8.Earn Enough for Us
• 9.Big Day
• 10.Another Satellite
• 11.The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
• 12.Dear God
• 13.Dying
• 14.Sacrificial Bonfire

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Science Friction
• 2.Statue Of Liberty
• 3.This Is Pop
• 4.Are You Receiving Me?
• 5.Life Begins At The Hop
• 6.Making Plans For Nigel
• 7.Ten Feet Tall
• 8.Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
• 9.Generals And Majors
• 10.Towers Of London
• 11.Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me)
• 12.Love At First Sight
• 13.Respectable Street
• 14.Senses Working Overtime
• 15.Ball And Chain
• 16.No Thugs In Our House
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.Great Fire
• 2.Wonderland
• 3.Love On A Farmboy's Wages
• 4.All You Pretty Girls
• 5.This World Over
• 6.Wake Up
• 7.Grass
• 8.The Meeting Place
• 9.Dear God
• 10.The Mayor Of Simpleton
• 11.King For A Day
• 12.The Loving
• 13.The Disappointed
• 14.The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
• 15.Wrapped In Grey

Q: 4 stars out of 5 - "...Love, insecurity and the evils of the city began to creep into a monolithic pop-sound.... XTC were a motherlode of rampant imagination..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Respectable Street
• 2.Generals and Majors
• 3.Living Through Another Cuba
• 4.Love at First Sight
• 5.Rocket From a Bottle
• 6.No Language in Our Lungs
• 7.Towers of London
• 8.Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins)
• 9.Burning With Optimism's Flames
• 10.Sgt. Rock (is Going to Help Me)
• 11.Travels in Nihilon
• 13.Smokeless Zone
• 14.Don't Lose Your Temper
• 15.The Somnambulist

Rolling Stone: 3 stars out of 5 - "...Returns to basic rhythm-guitar rock...following the contours of their melodies, resisting the impulse to endlessly embellish - the songs are streamlined, uncluttered miniatures..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Playground
• 2.Stupidly Happy
• 3.In Another Life
• 4.My Brown Guitar
• 5.Boarded Up
• 6.I'm The Man Who Murdered Love
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.We're All Light
• 2.Standing In For Joe
• 3.Wounded Horse
• 4.You And The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful
• 5.Church Of Women
• 6.The Wheel And The Maypole

Rolling Stone: 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...Too lovely for college radio, too challenging for legions of baby boomers unwilling to progress, XTC has built itself a very gorgeous golden cage..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
• 2.My Bird Performs
• 3.Dear Madam Barnum
• 4.Humble Daisy
• 5.The Smartest Monkeys
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.The Disappointed
• 2.Holly Up On Poppy
• 3.Crocodile
• 4.Rook
• Tracks of Disc 3
• 1.Omnibus
• 2.That Wave
• 3.Then She Appeared
• 4.War Dance
• Tracks of Disc 4
• 1.Wrapped In Grey
• 2.The Ugly Underneath
• 3.Bungalow
• 4.Books Are Burning

Q: 4 stars out of 5 - "...Love, insecurity and the evils of the city began to creep into a monolithic pop-sound.... XTC were a motherlode of rampant imagination..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Respectable Street
• 2.Generals and Majors
• 3.Living Through Another Cuba
• 4.Love at First Sight
• 5.Rocket from a Bottle
• 6.No Language in Our Lungs
• 7.Towers of London
• 8.Paper and Iron
• 9.Burning with Optimism's Flames
• 10.SGT. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
• 11.Travels in Nihilon

Spin: "New wave gets refined..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Making Plans For Nigel
• 2.Helicopter
• 3.Day In Day Out
• 4.When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
• 5.Ten Feet Tall
• 6.Roads Girdle The Globe
• 7.Real By Reel
• 8.Millions
• 9.That Is The Way
• 10.Outside World
• 11.Scissor Man
• 12.Complicated Game
• 13.Life Begins At The Hop
• 14.Chain Of Command
• 15.Limelight

Spin: 8 (out of 10) - "...XTC sound fresh and unwired....They know that backtracking usually sounds dubious."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.River of Orchids
• 2.I'd Like That
• 3.Easter Theatre
• 4.Knights in Shining Karma
• 5.Frivolous Tonight
• 6.Greenman
• 7.Your Dictionary
• 8.Fruit Nut
• 9.I Can't Own Her
• 10.Harvest Festival
• 11.The Last Balloon

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 19.Instant Tunes
• 1.Radios in Motion
• 2.X Wires
• 3.This is Pop
• 4.Do What You Do
• 5.Statue of Liberty
• 6.All Along the Watchtower
• 7.Atom Age
• 8.Set Myself on Fire
• 9.I'm Bugged
• 10.New Town Animal
• 11.Spinning Top
• 12.Neon Shuffle
• 13.Science Friction
• 14.She's So Square
• 15.Dance Band
• 16.Hang On To The Night
• 17.Heatwave
• 18.Traffic Light Rock

Rolling Stone: #48 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Albums Of The 80s" survey (November 1989)

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Summer's Cauldron
• 2.Grass
• 3.The Meeting Place
• 4.That's Really Super, Supergirl
• 5.Ballet for a Rainy Day
• 6.1000 Umbrellas
• 7.Season Cycle
• 8.Earn Enough for Us
• 9.Big Day
• 10.Another Satellite
• 11.Mermaid Smiled
• 12.The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
• 13.Dying
• 14.Sacrificial Bonfire
• 15.Dear God

Q: 5 stars out of 5 - "...A masterpiece....a rocking, modern psychedelic experience which Oasis might want to consult some time soon..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Garden of Earthly Delights
• 2.The Mayor of Simpleton
• 3.King for a Day
• 4.Here Comes President Kill Again
• 5.The Loving
• 6.Poor Skeleton Steps Out
• 7.One of the Millions
• 8.Scarecrow People
• 9.Merely a Man
• 10.Cynical Days
• 11.Across This Antheap
• 12.Hold Me My Daddy
• 13.Pink Thing
• 14.Miniature Sun
• 15.Chalkhills and Children

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
• 2.My Bird Performs
• 3.Dear Madam Barnum
• 4.Humble Daisy
• 5.The Smartest Monkeys
• 6.The Disappointed
• 7.Holly Up On Poppy
• 8.Crocodile
• 9.Rook
• 10.Omnibus
• 11.That Wave
• 12.Then She Appeared
• 13.War Dance
• 14.Wrapped In Grey
• 15.The Ugly Underneath
• 16.Bungalow
• 17.Books Are Burning

Spin: "New wave gets refined..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Making Plans For Nigel
• 2.Helicopter
• 3.Day In Day Out
• 4.When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
• 5.Ten Feet Tall
• 6.Roads Girdle the Globe
• 7.Real By Reel
• 8.Millions
• 9.That Is The Way
• 10.Outside World
• 11.Scissor Man
• 12.Complicated Game

Spin: 8 (out of 10) - "...XTC sound fresh and unwired....They know that backtracking usually sounds dubious."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.River of Orchids
• 2.I'd Like That
• 3.Easter Theatre
• 4.Knights in Shining Karma
• 5.Frivolous Tonight
• 6.Greenman
• 7.Your Dictionary
• 8.Fruit Nut
• 9.I Can't Own Her
• 10.Harvest Festival
• 11.The Last Balloon

Spin: "New wave gets refined..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Making Plans For Nigel
• 2.Helicopter
• 3.Day In Day Out
• 4.When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
• 5.Ten Feet Tall
• 6.Roads Girdle the Globe
• 7.Real By Reel
• 8.Millions
• 9.That Is The Way
• 10.Outside World
• 11.Scissor Man
• 12.Complicated Game

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.River Of Orchids
• 2.I'd Like That
• 3.Easter Theatre
• 4.Knights In Shining Karma
• 5.Frivolous Tonight
• 6.Greenman
• 7.Your Dictionary
• 8.Fruit Nut
• 9.I Can't Own Her
• 10.Harvest Festival
• 11.The Last Balloon

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 11.Super - Tuff
• 12.I am the Audience
• 13.Are You Receiving Me?
• 1.Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!)
• 2.Battery Brides (Andy Paints Brian)
• 3.Buzzcity Talking
• 4.Crowded Room
• 5.The Rhythm
• 6.Red
• 7.Beatown
• 8.Life is Good in the Greenhouse
• 9.Jumping in Gomorrah
• 10.My Weapon

Q: 4 stars out of 5 - "...Colin Moulding had gone totally agrarian with the loamy single 'Senses Working Overtime' and a chalk horse on the cover....XTC were a motherlode of rampant imagination..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Runaways
• 2.Ball and Chain
• 3.Senses Working Overtime
• 4.Jason and the Argonauts
• 5.No Thugs in Our House
• 6.Yacht Dance
• 7.All of a Sudden (It's Too Late)
• 8.Melt the Guns
• 9.Leisure
• 10.It's Nearly Africa
• 11.Knuckle Down
• 12.Fly on the Wall
• 13.Down in the Cockpit
• 14.English Roundabout
• 15.Snowman

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Beating of Hearts
• 2.Wonderland
• 3.Love on a Farmboy's Wages
• 4.Great Fire
• 5.Deliver Us from the Elements
• 6.Frost Circus
• 7.Jump
• 8.Toys
• 9.Gold
• 10.Procession Towards Learning Land
• 11.Desert Island
• 12.Human Alchemy
• 13.Ladybird
• 14.In Loving Memory of a Name
• 15.Me and the Wind
• 16.Funk Pop a Roll

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Wake Up
• 2.All You Pretty Girls
• 3.Shake You Donkey Up
• 4.Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her
• 5.This World Over
• 6.The Everyday Story of Smalltown
• 7.I Bought Myself a Liarbird
• 8.Reign of Blows
• 9.You're the Wish You Are I Had
• 10.I Remember the Sun
• 11.Train Running Low on Soul Coal
• 12.Red Brick Dream
• 13.Washaway
• 14.Blue Overall

Rolling Stone: 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...Too lovely for college radio, too challenging for legions of baby boomers unwilling to progress, XTC has built itself a very gorgeous golden cage..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
• 2.My Bird Performs
• 3.Dear Madam Barnum
• 4.Humble Daisy
• 5.The Smartest Monkeys
• 6.The Disappointed
• 7.Holly Up On Poppy
• 8.Crocodile
• 9.Rook
• 10.Omnibus
• 11.That Wave
• 12.Then She Appeared
• 13.War Dance
• 14.Wrapped In Grey
• 15.The Ugly Underneath
• 16.Bungalow
• 17.Books Are Burning

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Radios In Motion
• 2.X Wires
• 3.This Is Pop
• 4.Do What You Do
• 5.Statue Of Liberty
• 6.All Along The Watchtower
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.Atom Age
• 2.Set Myself On Fire
• 3.I'm Bugged
• 4.New Town Animal
• 5.Spinning Top
• 6.Neon Shuffle

Q: 5 stars out of 5 - "...A masterpiece....a rocking, modern psychedelic experience which Oasis might want to consult some time soon..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Garden Of Earthly Delights
• 2.The Mayor Of Simpleton
• 3.King For A Day
• 4.Here Comes President Kill Again
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.The Loving
• 2.Poor Skeleton Steps Out
• 3.One Of The Millions
• 4.Scarecrow People
• Tracks of Disc 3
• 1.Merely A Man
• 2.Cynical Days
• 3.Across This Antheap
• Tracks of Disc 4
• 1.Hold Me My Daddy
• 2.Pink Thing
• 3.Miniature Sun
• 4.Chalkhills And Children

Q: 4 stars out of 5 - "...Colin Moulding had gone totally agrarian with the loamy single 'Senses Working Overtime' and a chalk horse on the cover....XTC were a motherlode of rampant imagination..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Runaways
• 2.Ball And Chain
• 3.Senses Working Overtime
• 4.Jason And The Argonauts
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.No Thugs In Our House
• 2.Yacht Dance
• 3.All Of A Sudden (It's Too Late)
• Tracks of Disc 3
• 1.Melt The Guns
• 2.Leisure
• 3.It's Nearly Africa
• 4.Knuckle Down
• Tracks of Disc 4
• 1.Fly On The Wall
• 2.Down In The Cockpit
• 3.English Roundabout
• 4.Snowman

Q: 4 stars out of 5 - "...Love, insecurity and the evils of the city began to creep into a monolithic pop-sound.... XTC were a motherlode of rampant imagination..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Respectable Street
• 2.Generals And Majors
• 3.Living Through Another Cuba
• 4.Love At First Sight
• 5.Rocket From A Bottle
• 6.No Language In Our Lungs
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.Towers Of London
• 2.Paper And Iron (Notes And Coins)
• 3.Burning With Optimism's Flames
• 4.Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)
• 5.Travels In Nihilon