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Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band from Bellshill, near Glasgow, formed in 1989.

Teenage Fanclub are revered by power-pop fans for their devotion to chiming, Byrds-esque guitars and harmony vocals. They are also known affectionately as "The Fannies" and "The Bellshill Beach Boys"

Songwriting duties are shared between the three permanent members of the group:

In concert, they usually alternate between the three songwriters (who all sing lead vocals on their own songs) giving equal playing time to each one's songs. The prevalence of harmonies on the album versions of songs is strongly demonstrated in their live concerts. In concert, Love will sing the harmony vocals on the songs where Blake sings the melody, with Blake providing the harmonies when McGinley and Love sing lead.

In 2006, the band held two special concerts (in London and Glasgow) playing their 1991 masterpiece Bandwangonesque in its entirety.

There have been a succession of drummers, including:

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Created by dipity on Jan 23, 2008

Last updated: 11/17/09 at 10:34 AM

• Man-Made
  May 8, 2005

  Track listing: It's All in My MindTime StopsNowhereSaveSlow FadeOnly With YouCellsFeelFallen LeavesFlowingBorn Under a Good SignDon't Hide
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Six Seconds: A Short Cut to Teenage Fanclub
  Jan 26, 2003

  Track listing: The ConceptAin't That EnoughThe World'll Be OKEverything FlowsStar SignMellow DoubtI Need DirectionAbout YouWhat You Do to MeEmpty SpaceSparky's DreamI Don't Want Control of YouHang OnDid I SayDon't Look BackYour Love Is the Place Where I Come FromNeil JungRadioDumb Dumb DumbPlanetsMy Uptight Life
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Dumb Dumb Dumb
  May 2001

  Track listing: Dumb Dumb DumbThaw MeOne Thousand Lights
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• I Need Direction
  1999

  Track listing: I Need DirectionI LiedHere Comes Your Man
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Howdy!
  1999

  Track listing: I Need DirectionI Can't Find My Way HomeAccidental LifeNear YouHappinessThe Town and the CityThe Sun Shines From YouStraight & NarrowCul de SacMy Uptight LifeIf I Never See You AgainDumb Dumb Dumb
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Start Again
  1996

  Track listing: Start AgainHow Many More Years?Nothing to Be Done
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• I Don't Want Control of You
  1996

  Track listing: I Don't Want Control of YouHe'd Be a DiamondLive My Life
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Songs From Northern Britain
  1996

  Track listing: Ain't That EnoughCan't Feel My SoulI Don't Want Control of YouIt's a Bad WorldTake the Long Way AroundWinterI Don't CareMount EverestYour Love Is the Place Where I Come FromSpeed of LightPlanetsStart Again
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Ain't That Enough
  1996

  Track listing: Ain't That EnoughKickaboutBroken
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Sparky's Dream (alternative version)
  May 14, 1995

  Track listing: Sparky's Dream (alternative version)Try and Stop MeThat's All I Need to KnowWho Loves the Sun
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Sparky's Dream
  May 14, 1995

  Track listing: Sparky's DreamBurnedFor YouHeadstand
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Mellow Doubt
  1994

  Track listing: Mellow DoubtGetting RealSome People Try (to Fuck With You)Have You Ever Seen the Rain
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Mellow Doubt (Alternative Version)
  1994

  Track listing: Mellow Doubt (Alternative Version)Have You Ever Seen the Rain?Between UsYou're My Kind
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Grand Prix (bonus disc: Bonus B-Sides)
  1994

  Track listing: About You (acoustic version)Between UsFor YouTry and Stop MeWho Loves the Sun
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Deep Fried Fanclub
  1994

  Track listing: Everything FlowsPrimary EducationSpeeederCritical Mass (original)The Ballad of John and YokoWeedbreakSo Far GoneGhetto BlasterDon't Cry No TearsFree AgainBad Seed
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Neil Jung
  1994

  Track listing: Neil Jung (alternative version)Traffic JamHi-FiI Heard You Looking
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Grand Prix
  1994

  Track listing: Sparky's DreamMellow DoubtVerisimilitudeTearsDiscoliteSay NoGoing PlacesI'll Make It ClearI Gotta KnowHardcore/BalladAbout YouNeil JungDon't Look Back
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Hang On
  1992

  Track listing: Hang On (edit)Hang On120 Minutes (live at NOS/Vara radio)Four Strong Winds (live at NOS/Vara radio)Hang On (live at NOS/Vara radio)
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Thirteen (bonus disc)
  1992

  Track listing: Goody Goody Gum DropsRadioIt's Hard to Fall in LoveGene Clarke
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Radio
  1992

  Track listing: RadioWeird HorsesDon's Gone ColumbiaChords of Fame
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Thirteen
  1992

  Track listing: Hang OnThe CabbageRadioNorman 3Song to the Cynic120 MinsEscherCommercial AlternativeFear of FlyingTears Are CoolRet Liv DeadGet FunkyGene Clark
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• What You Do to Me
  1991

  Track listing: What You Do to Me (Satan version)What You Do to Me (LP version)Like a VirginMaharishi Dug the SceneLife's a GasLong Hair
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• Bandwagonesque
  1990

  Track listing: The ConceptSatanDecemberI Don't KnowStar SignPet RockSidewinderAlcoholidayGuiding StarIs This Music?Metal BabyWhat You Do to Me
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• The King
  1990

  Track listing: Heavy Metal 6MudhoneyInterstellar OverdriveRobot LoveLike a VirginThe KingOpal InquestThe Ballad of Bow Evil (Slow and Fast)Heavy Metal 9
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/

• A Catholic Education
  1989

  Track listing: Everything FlowsCatholic EducationHeavy Metal IIEvery Picture I PaintCritical MassEternal LightToo InvolvedHeavy MetalEverybody's FoolDon't Need a DrumCatholic Education 2
  http://www.teenagefanclub.com/