You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone
electronic trip-hop electronica 90s indie
Written by Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs & Tatiana Mais Produced by Saint Etienne Released August 1991 on Only Love Can Break Your Heart. Notes Vocals are by British MC, Q-Tee, who was only 15 when the track was recorded. She later appeared on Saint Etienne's second album So Tough on the song Calico. She had her own solo UK Top 40 hit with Gimme That Body in 1996. "Q-Tee had an amazing voice, she sounded like Peppermint Patty." (Bob Stanley, 2009). Read more on Last.fm.

Saint Etienne is an indie dance/indie pop trio which formed in Croydon, England in 1990. The band was founded by journalist Bob Stanley (born December 25, 1964) and Pete Wiggs (born May 15, 1966) in Croydon, UK, January 1990. After recording 2 singles with guest singers, Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex) joined as a full member. The band is named after a French football team. Saint Etienne are one of the bands who defined the early 90s indie dance genre, fusing the production values of the dance-pop that emerged in the wake of the Second Summer of Love with the clever lyrics and self-aware production of indie music. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.