The Rakes
| Year | Song | UK Singles Chart | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Strasbourg" | #57 | Capture/Release |
| 2005 | "Retreat" | #24 | Capture/Release |
| 2005 | "Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)" | #28 | Capture/Release |
| 2005 | "22 Grand Job" (re-issue) | #39 | Capture/Release |
| 2006 | "All Too Human" | #22 | Capture/Release (Re-release) |
| 2007 | "We Danced Together" | #38 | Ten New Messages |
| 2007 | "The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect" | Ten New Messages |
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Trivia
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- "All Too Human" was named Single Of The Week by Jungalist.net on the day of its release, 27 February 2006.
- Alan Donohoe is a vegan and Jamie Hornsmith is a vegetarian.
- The whole band are believed to be huge fans of their own tribute band, the Ho Ho Hoes, who have played a selection of their songs at The Rakes Forum Christmas parties since 2005.
- The song "Open Book" is one of the preloaded tracks on Microsoft's Zune Media Player.
- The band prefer Coke to Pepsi, Radiohead to Muse, and "drinking loads of booze and reading books" to Connect 4, Risk, Monopoly, Guess Who? and Chess.[1]
- While performing at the Gala of the French engineering school Supelec, October the 19th 2007, they required some porn DVD from the staff, and forgot to return them
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External links
- The Rakes Official Website
- The Rakes interview
- The Rakes interview on CC
- Alan Donohoe interview
- PopMatters interview (11/2005)
- The Rakes Fuel TV interview
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