Pleased To Meet You

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This is about finding a way to represent our collective spirit,” says James frontman Tim Booth, discussing the band’s curious new figurehead. Throughout July and September, the band performed at the T in the Park, Guildford Live, City in the Park, [30] Witnness, [35] Benicàssim, and Annual Youth Music festivals, across the UK, Spain and Portugal. The remainder of the tracks were credited to different producers: "Falling Down" by Eno and KK; "The Shining", "Give It Away" and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" by James and Eno; "Gaudi" by James and Baynton-Power; "What Is It Good For" by James; "Fine" by James, Eno and KK; and "Alaskan Pipeline" by James. Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" was released as a single in late June, followed a week later by Pleased to Meet You on 2 July through Mercury Records.

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. Eno likened the process to when artists make their debut record: "they're full of enthusiasm and excitement and they know what they're doing and it's a pleasure. Although he doesn’t play any instruments, he’s so life-like that there’s already speculation about his “personality”. Most of the finished album was made up from live takes and demos that were made before recording with Eno. 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.

He expanded: "It's their tightest, freshest, most contemporary batch of songs, weatherproofed to stand the test of time.

It was originally titled We Want Our Money Back, [5] before being re-titled Space, [15] and eventually Pleased to Meet You. English Beefcake" stars a man who ends relationships, while being hesitant in causing pain as a result of them. They had written over 30 tracks for inclusion on their next record; on the opening night, the band played seven of these new songs. On 29 October, Booth announced he would be leaving the band after their current tour engagements, with the band aiming to continue recording.Vocalist Tim Booth left the band after their December UK tour; the final show of which was released as the Getting Away with It.