Squeeze (band)

Squeeze
Squeeze, 2010
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	New wave, pop rock, power pop, post-punk
Years active	1974–82, 1985–99, 2007–present
Labels	A&M, IRS, Ark 21, Reprise, Quixotic Records
Associated acts	Difford & Tilbrook, Glenn Tilbrook & the Fluffers, Ace, Elvis Costello
Website	Official Squeeze Website
Members	Glenn Tilbrook Chris Difford Simon Hanson Stephen Large Lucy Shaw
Past members	Jools Holland Paul Gunn Harry Kakoulli Gilson Lavis John Bentley Paul Carrack Don Snow Keith Wilkinson Chris Holland Andy Metcalfe Matt Irving Pete Thomas Kevin Wilkinson Hilaire Penda Ashley Soan Chris Braide Steve Nieve Nick Harper

Squeeze are a British band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the new wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s. They are known in the UK for their hit songs "Cool for Cats", "Up the Junction", "Tempted", "Labelled with Love", "Black Coffee in Bed", "Another Nail in My Heart", "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)" and "Hourglass". Though not as commercially successful in the United States, Squeeze had American chart hits with "Tempted", "Hourglass" and "853-5937", and they have a dedicated following there and continue to attract new fans. All of Squeeze's hits were written by band members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, with the former penning the lyrics and the latter handling the composition. The duo were hailed as "the heirs to Lennon and McCartney's throne" during their peak of popularity in the early 1980s.

The group formed in Deptford, London, in 1974, and first broke up in 1982. Squeeze then reformed in 1985, and disbanded again in 1999. The band reunited for tours through the United States and United Kingdom in 2007, and this touring version of Squeeze has continued.

In 2010, they issued Spot the Difference, an album of newly recorded versions of older material. The band's first album of all-new material since 1998, Cradle to the Grave, was released in October 2015.

The band's founding members in March 1974 were Chris Difford (guitar, vocals, lyrics), and Glenn Tilbrook (vocals, guitar, music). Difford claims that in 1973 he stole 50p from his mother's purse to put a card in a local sweetshop window to advertise for a guitarist to join his band, although he wasn't actually in a band at the time. Tilbrook was the only person who responded to the advert. Difford and Tilbook began writing songs together, and soon added Jools Holland (keyboards) and Paul Gunn (drums) to form an actual band. The group performed under several names, most frequently "Captain Trundlow's Sky Company" or "Skyco", before selecting the band name "Squeeze" as a facetious tribute to the Velvet Underground's oft-derided 1973 album Squeeze.

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