The Wildhearts Must be Destroyed is a 2003 album by The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...

. The album's title makes reference to 1969 horror film Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is a British horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Film Productions from 1969. The cast includes Peter Cushing, Freddie Jones, Veronica Carlson and Simon Ward. The film is the fifth in a series of Hammer films centering on Dr...

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The album was the first new studio release since the Wildhearts broke up in 1997 and reformed in 2001. Rumors indicated that the album would feature the same lineup as the 1993 album Earth Vs The Wildhearts

Earth Vs The Wildhearts

-Track listing:All Songs Written By Ginger.-Japanese Bonus Tracks:Released: August 1993 · Label: East West · UK Chart: No. 46Formats: CD , LP , Cassette ....

, and that lineup did indeed reform in 2001, but bassist Danny McCormack

Danny McCormack

Danny McCormack is a British singer and bassist.-Biography:He became the bass player in The Wildhearts in 1991 and soon relocated to London with the band, enjoying success during their commercial peak, before splitting up in 1998...

 dropped out and entered rehab just prior to the recording of the album. McCormack had appeared on some songs that would be used as B-sides for the album, but on the album itself bass duties were performed by group leader Ginger

Ginger (singer)

Ginger is a rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his band The Wildhearts.-Early career:...

. Three singles were released in the UK with some chart success: "Vanilla Radio

Vanilla Radio

The first single from the reformed Wildhearts, it reached 26 in the Uk singles chart.CD1:#Vanilla Radio#Putting It On#Looking For The OneCD2:#Vanilla Radio#O.C.D.#Let's Go7":#Vanilla Radio#Better Than Cable...

", "So Into You

So Into You (Wildhearts)

"So Into You" is the first single from the album The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed by The Wildhearts. It peaked at #22 on the UK Singles Chart.-Track listing:CD1:#So Into You #Dancin'#Lake Of PissCD2:#So Into You...

" and "Top of the World". The B-sides from various versions of these singles later appeared on the compilations Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff

Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff

Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff is a 2002 compilation of the B-sides from various versions of The Wildhearts' 2002 single "Vanilla Radio" plus the song "Stormy In The North, Karma In The South"...

and Coupled With

Coupled With

Coupled With is a compilation album by The Wildhearts, released on Gut Records in March 2004. The album collects almost all the B-sides recorded by the band and released on various CD and vinyl singles during their reformation and comeback in the 2001-2003 period. The A-sides of most of these...

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Track listing

1. "Nexus Icon"
2. "Only Love"
3. "Someone That Won't Let Me Go"
4. "Vanilla Radio
   Vanilla Radio
   The first single from the reformed Wildhearts, it reached 26 in the Uk singles chart.CD1:#Vanilla Radio#Putting It On#Looking For The OneCD2:#Vanilla Radio#O.C.D.#Let's Go7":#Vanilla Radio#Better Than Cable...
   
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5. "One Love, One Life, One Girl"
6. "Get Your Groove on"
7. "So Into You
   So Into You (Wildhearts)
   "So Into You" is the first single from the album The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed by The Wildhearts. It peaked at #22 on the UK Singles Chart.-Track listing:CD1:#So Into You #Dancin'#Lake Of PissCD2:#So Into You...
   
   " (Ginger, C.J)
8. "There's Only One Hell"
9. "It's All Up to Me"
10. "Out from the Inside" (C.J)
11. "Top of the World
    Top of the World (The Wildhearts song)
    -Track listings:CD1:#"Top Of The World"#"6:30 Onwards"#"Eager To Leave 'Er"CD2:#"Top Of The World"#"Hit It On The Head"#"Top Of The World" CD3:#"Top Of The World"#"Cheers"...
    
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All tracks written by Ginger

Ginger (singer)

Ginger is a rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his band The Wildhearts.-Early career:...

 unless noted otherwise. A Japanese version of the album contained the bonus tracks "Bang" and "Move On," which can also be found on the 2004 compilation Coupled With

Coupled With

Coupled With is a compilation album by The Wildhearts, released on Gut Records in March 2004. The album collects almost all the B-sides recorded by the band and released on various CD and vinyl singles during their reformation and comeback in the 2001-2003 period. The A-sides of most of these...

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Credits

• Ginger
  Ginger (singer)
  Ginger is a rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his band The Wildhearts.-Early career:...
  
   - vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  , guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• C.J - guitar, vocals
• Stidi - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....