Welcome to the Cheap Seats

{{Short description|1992 EP by the Wonder Stuff}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Welcome to the Cheap Seats

| type = EP

| cover = Welcome to the Cheap Seats EP1 cover.jpg

| alt =

| album =

| artist = the Wonder Stuff

| released = {{start date|1992|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 2:54 ("Welcome to the Cheap Seats")

| label = Polydor

| producer = Mark Glossop, the Wonder Stuff, Simon Efemey

| prev_title = Cartoon Boyfriend

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = On the Ropes E.P.

| next_year = 1993

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = The Wonder Stuff

| type = single

| prev_title = Dizzy

| prev_year = 1991

| title = Welcome to the Cheap Seats

| year = 1992

| next_title = Unbearable

| next_year = 1994

}}

}}

"Welcome to the Cheap Seats" is a song by British alternative rock band the Wonder Stuff from their third album, Never Loved Elvis (1991). The song features backing vocals by Kirsty MacColl and was released as part of the Welcome to the Cheap Seats EP in 1992, peaking at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. The EP's cover of the country standard "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", recorded during a jam session with Canadian rock group Spirit of the West, was also a popular radio single in Canada.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995. ECW Press. {{ISBN|978-1-55022-992-9}}.

Track listings

CD1, 7-inch, and 12-inch EP{{cite AV media notes|title=Welcome to the Cheap Seats|others=The Wonder Stuff|year=1992|type=UK CD1 EP liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records|id=GONCD 14, 865345-2}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Welcome to the Cheap Seats|others=The Wonder Stuff|year=1992|type=UK 7-inch EP sleeve|publisher=Polydor Records|id=GONE 14, 865344-7}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Welcome to the Cheap Seats|others=The Wonder Stuff|year=1992|type=UK 12-inch EP sleeve|publisher=Polydor Records|id=GONEX 14, 865345-1}}

  1. "Welcome to the Cheap Seats"
  2. "Me, My Mom, My Dad and My Brother"
  3. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (with Spirit of the West)
  4. "That's Entertainment"

CD2 EP{{cite AV media notes|title=Welcome to the Cheap Seats|others=The Wonder Stuff|year=1992|type=UK CD2 EP liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records|id=GONCC 14, 865347-2}}

  1. "Welcome to the Cheap Seats" (Naked mix)
  2. "Caught in My Shadow" (Bare mix)
  3. "Circlesquare" (Butt Naked mix)
  4. "Can't Shape Up, Again"

Charts

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|+Weekly chart performance for Welcome to the Cheap Seats

!Chart (1992)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=305}}

|64

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=9|issue=6|page=17|date=8 February 1992}}

|22

{{single chart|Ireland2|9|song=Welcome to the Cheap Seats (EP)|rowheader=true|access-date=18 June 2022}}
{{single chart|UK|8|date=19920201|rowheader=true|access-date=18 June 2022}}
scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-airplay/1992-02-22/|title=Alternative Airplay|magazine=Billboard|date=22 February 1992|url-access=subscription|access-date=19 August 2023}}
{{small|"Welcome to the Cheap Seats"}}

|27

References

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