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Written by Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Produced by Saint Etienne Released September 1991 on Foxbase Alpha. Notes The date mentioned, June 4th 1989, was the day of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. "Originally called 'Militaria' because of the drum sound. The big list of names in the middle, which is what everyone remembers about it. We put it in at the end because we felt we needed something extra." (Pete Wiggs, 2009). "It was because of Vogue by Madonna. 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.