Drip Fed Fred

"Drip Fed Fred" is a single by British band Madness from their 1999 album Wonderful, featuring Ian Dury on vocals. It was released as a single in January 2000, peaking at number 55 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the last song to which Dury would contribute his voice, before he died in March 2000.

"Drip Fed Fred"
Single by Madness featuring Ian Dury
from the album Wonderful
ReleasedJanuary 2000
Recorded1999
GenrePop Ska
Length4:13
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Mike Barson
Lee Thompson
Producer(s)Clive Langer
Alan Winstanley
Madness singles chronology
"Johnny the Horse"
(1999)		 "Drip Fed Fred"
(2000)		 "Shame & Scandal"
(2005)

Track listing

Two versions of the single were released on CD.

CD1
  1. "Drip Fed Fred (The Conspiracy Mix)" 4:13 [Thompson/Barson]
  2. "Elysium" 3:53 [Thompson/Woodgate]
  3. "Light Of The Way" 2:41 [Smyth]
CD2
  1. "Drip Fed Fred (The Conspiracy Mix)" 4:13 [Thompson/Barson]
  2. "Elysium" 3:53 [Thompson/Woodgate]
  3. "We Want Freddie" 3:41 [Thompson/Barson]
  • "The Conspiracy Mix" is an edited version of the album track with an altered rhythm track and an earlier fade out.
  • "We Want Freddie" is a demo version of the lead track, not featuring Ian Dury.

Chart performance
Chart (2000) Peak
position		 Total
weeks
UK Singles Chart[1] 55 1

References
  1. Madness at Official Charts Company Retrieved 21 June 2013
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