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Idlewild

Idlewild Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Idlewild are a Scottish indie rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1995. The band's line-up consists of Roddy Woomble (lead vocals), Rod Jones (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Newton (drums), Andrew Mitchell (bass) and Luciano Rossi (keyboards). During live performances, the band are joined by former core member Allan Stewart (guitar). To date, Idlewild have released ten studio albums. Initially, Idlewild's sound was faster and more dissonant than many of their 1990s indie rock contemporaries. However, it developed over time from... [more on Wikipedia]

Idlewild began charting in 1998 with A Film for the Future.The artist scored 16 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.

Top songs: #1: You Held the World in Your Arms - #2: American English - #3: Love Steals Us from Loneliness - #4: When I Argue I See Shapes - #5: Actually It's Darkness

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1998

1.

Satan Polaroid
Idlewild

from Captain

3 pts

160

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

2.

05/1998

A Film for the Future
Idlewild

from Hope Is Important

14 pts

53

UK

written by Colin Newton, Bob Fairfoull, Roddy Woomble & Rod Pryce-Jones

3.

07/1998

Everyone Says You're So Fragile
Idlewild

from Hope Is Important

17 pts

47

UK

written by Colin Newton, Bob Fairfoull, Roddy Woomble & Rod Pryce-Jones

4.

10/1998

I'm a Message
Idlewild

from Hope Is Important

19 pts

41

UK

written by Colin Newton, Bob Fairfoull, Roddy Woomble & Rod Pryce-Jones

1999

5.

#4 When I Argue I See Shapes
Idlewild

from Hope Is Important

53 pts

19

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

6.

10/1999

Little Discourage
Idlewild

from 100 Broken Windows

42 pts

24

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

2000

7.

#5 Actually It's Darkness
Idlewild

from 100 Broken Windows

43 pts

23

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

8.

06/2000

These Wooden Ideas
Idlewild

from 100 Broken Windows

28 pts

32

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

9.

10/2000

Roseability
Idlewild

from 100 Broken Windows

22 pts

38

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

2002

10.

#1 You Held the World in Your Arms
Idlewild

from The Remote Part

88 pts

9

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

11.

07/2002

#2 American English
Idlewild

from The Remote Part

64 pts

15

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

12.

11/2002

Live in a Hiding Place
Idlewild

from The Remote Part

38 pts

26

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

2003

13.

A Modern Way of Letting Go
Idlewild

from The Remote Part

36 pts

28

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

2005

14.

#3 Love Steals Us from Loneliness
Idlewild

from Warnings/Promises

59 pts

16

UK

written by Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Roddy Woomble, Allan Stewart & Gavin Fox

15.

05/2005

I Understand It
Idlewild

from Warnings/Promises

27 pts

32

UK

written by Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Roddy Woomble, Allan Stewart & Gavin Fox

16.

07/2005

El Capitan
Idlewild

from Warnings/Promises

20 pts

39

UK

written by Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Roddy Woomble, Allan Stewart & Gavin Fox

2007

17.

No Emotion
Idlewild

from Make Another World

22 pts

36

UK

written by Allan Stewart, Colin Newton, Gareth Russell, Rod Jones & Roddy Woomble

See also...

Allan Stewart • Bob Fairfoull • Colin Newton • Gareth Russell • Gavin Fox • Rod Jones • Roddy Woomble

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