Nice Guy Eddie

"Nice Guy Eddie"
Single by Sleeper
from the album The It Girl
B-side
  • "Pokerface"
  • "Blazer Sleeves"
Released1 July 1996 (1996-07-01)[1]
GenreBritpop
Length3:23
LabelIndolent
SongwriterLouise Wener
ProducerStephen Street
Sleeper singles chronology
"Sale of the Century"
(1996)		 "Nice Guy Eddie"
(1996)		 "Statuesque"
(1996)
Music video
"Nice Guy Eddie" on YouTube

"Nice Guy Eddie" is a song by English Britpop band Sleeper, written by the band's vocalist and guitarist, Louise Wener. It was the third single to be released from their second album, The It Girl, and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

While the tracks from The It Girl were being demoed, several tracks had working titles based on characters from Reservoir Dogs; Nice Guy Eddie is the only one that kept that name.[3] A segment of the song was used by BBC Wales for the intro and outro music for their coverage of the FAW Invitational Cup, and then the FAW Premier Cup, in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Track listings

  • UK and European CD single
  1. "Nice Guy Eddie" – 3:23
  2. "Pokerface" – 3:30
  3. "Blazer Sleeves" – 2:50
  • UK 7-inch and cassette single
  1. "Nice Guy Eddie" – 3:23
  2. "Inbetweener" (live) – 3:55
  3. "Inbetweener" (featuring Mark and Lard)

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[4]11
UK Singles (Official Charts)[5]10

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 29 June 1996. p. 31.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 507. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ↑ Wener, Louise (3 May 2020). "Louise Wener". Twitter. Retrieved 4 May 2020. When we were writing and demoing all the tracks had working titles from reservoir dogs characters. Nice guy Eddie is the only one that stayed!
  4. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 7/7/1996 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 7/7/1996 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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