May 1990.

Did anybody ever figure out what the message was?

Written by Karl Wallinger, formerly of The Waterboys, this song first appeared on World Party’s second album Goodbye Jumbo. On its release the song made the top ten on the US Modern Rock chart but having spent seven weeks on the UK chart, it only managed number thirty-nine.

Although the song was not their biggest hit in the UK (Is it Like Today reached the top twenty in 1993), it’s possibly one of their strongest recordings, still getting radio air time today. Meanwhile, the album received a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative music Performance and was voted album of the year by Q Magazine.