Pleased To Meet You

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ChartAttack wrote that fans of the band's earlier hits, such as "Sit Down" and "Laid", would be "disappointed with this disc," however, "longtime James fans should find much to enjoy. Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" was released as a single on 25 June, [29] after being delayed a week from its original release date. Ben Folds was initially scheduled to support the band for their UK stint, but was replaced by Turin Brakes.

On 29 October, Booth announced he would be leaving the band after their current tour engagements, with the band aiming to continue recording. Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" was included on the band's fourth compilation album Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles (2007). The following month, the band revealed they were in the process of recording with Brian Eno, [4] doing pre-production. The UK special edition included the bonus songs "Gaudi" and "What Is It Good For" as 9th and 10th tracks. In March 2000, the band revealed they had been writing new material and planned to record later in the year, with the aim of releasing an album in January 2001.Senorita" is about a guy that falls in love with a dangerous woman, and is followed by the disco song "Gaudi". On 19 June, Dotmusic revealed the album's artwork, which is a computer-generated image that merged all of the members' faces. At the end of November, the band played a few shows in Spain and Portugal, [36] leading up to a UK tour in December.

He added that the album had an underlying theme of distaste for "habits, addictions, [and] impulses that we can't control. On 31 May, Pleased to Meet You was announced for release in July, and the track listing was revealed. English Beefcake" stars a man who ends relationships, while being hesitant in causing pain as a result of them.

A year after its release, it occurred to Booth that the song was about his son, whose middle name was Daniel, and his goddaughter Grace.

The Shining", "Senorita", "Gaudi", "What Is It Good For" and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" were recorded at House in the Woods in Bletchingley. Two versions were released on CD: one with "Make It Alright" and "So Swell", and the other with "Stand" and a live version of "The Shining".The final show of their December tour was filmed, [41] and later released as the live/video album Getting Away with It.

with Jools Holland later that day, [29] and performed "Falling Down" and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)". Scratchcard" and "I Thought You Were", outtakes from the album's sessions, were included on the career-spanning box set The Gathering Sound (2012), alongside the music video for "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)".What Is It Good For" was engineered by Pettit and mixed by him, James and Bascombe at House in the Woods and Whitfield. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 65, based on six reviews.