UK Squeeze

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, Dirty Vegas
Website	Official Squeeze Website
Members	Glenn Tilbrook Chris Difford Simon Hanson Stephen Large Steve Smith Yolanda Charles
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 Lucy Shaw

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", "Slap and Tickle", "Another Nail in My Heart", "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)", "Tempted", "Labelled with Love", "Black Coffee in Bed" and "Hourglass". Though not as commercially successful in the United States, Squeeze had American chart hits with "Tempted", "Hourglass" and "853-5937".

The vast majority of their material is composed of lyrics by Chris Difford and music by Glenn Tilbrook who are guitarists and vocalists in the band. The duo were hailed as "the heirs to Lennon and McCartney's throne" during their peak of popularity in the late 1970s.

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. 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, followed by another album, The Knowledge, in October 2017.

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