The Greedy Ugly People
| "The Greedy Ugly People" | ||||
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| Single by Hefner | ||||
| from the album We Love the City | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | indie rock | |||
| Label | Too Pure | |||
| Songwriter | Darren Hayman | |||
| Hefner singles chronology | ||||
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"The Greedy Ugly People" is a single by British indie rock band Hefner. Released in 2000 by Too Pure, it was the second single from their album We Love the City.[1][2] The song placed in UK singles chart and in BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel's Festive Fifty chart.[3][4][5]
The b-side on the second compact disc, "Don’t Give Up On Us Babe", was originally recorded by David Soul.[6][7]
Track listing

The single was released on four formats, two compact discs and two vinyl records.
CD1
- "The Greedy Ugly People"
- "Milkmaids"
- "Kate Cleaver’s House"
CD2
- "The Greedy Ugly People"
- "Everything is Falling Apart"
- "Don’t Give Up On Us Babe"
7"
- "The Greedy Ugly People" (Baxendale remix)
- "The Greedy Ugly People" (Electric Sound of Joy remix)
12"
- "The Greedy Ugly People" (Baxendale extended remix)
Charts
In October 2000, "The Greedy Ugly People" spent one week in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 64. It also reached number 10 in the UK Independent Singles Chart.[8]
References
- ↑ "Album Review: Hefner - We Love the City (reissue)". DrownedInSound. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ↑ "We Love The City - Record Collector Magazine". Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ↑ "Official Charts History: Hefner". www.officialcharts.com.
- ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Festive 50s - 2000". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Hefner". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "Hefner – We Love The City". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ↑ "We Love the City – Hefnet". hefnet.com. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ↑ "THE GREEDY UGLY PEOPLE – HEFNER". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
