Total Madness

Total Madness
Greatest hits album by Madness
Released	21 September 2009
Recorded	1980–2008
Genre	Ska pop
Label	Union Square
Producer	Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
Madness chronology
The Liberty of Norton Folgate (2009) Total Madness (2009) Ultimate Madness (2010)

Total Madness is a 2009 compilation CD/DVD album by Madness. It is principally a singles collection, though it also includes two tracks from their debut LP, One Step Beyond.... On release in the UK it reached 11# in the Official Album Charts, making it Madness's 3rd hit album of 2009

Due to licensing problems, none of the four singles that Madness released on Zarjazz Records in 1985-6 are included.

The album effectively supersedes the now deleted Divine Madness collection. Total Madness should not be confused with the earlier US-only Total Madness — The Very Best of Madness.

Promotion

Union Square put significant effort into the album's promotion. As well as a TV advert campaign, a large billboard featuring the album's cover was erected on Hanger Lane. In addition, there was a flyering campaign during the band's performance at Regent Street festival, and also an old Routemaster bus was recommissioned and redecorated to match the vehicle on the album cover. This bus made several appearances on Madness' 2009 Christmas Tour. This makes Total Madness one of the most heavily promoted Madness albums since their reunion in 1992.

Track listing

The collection comprises a CD and DVD sold as a single package.

1. "One Step Beyond" — 2:19
2. "Baggy Trousers" — 2:27
3. "House of Fun" — 2:45
4. "Our House" — 3:10
5. "Embarrassment" — 3:04
6. "My Girl" — 2:41
7. "It Must Be Love" — 3:20
8. "Wings of a Dove" — 2:59
9. "The Sun and the Rain" — 3:28
10. "Grey Day" — 3:38
11. "NW5" — 3:48
12. "Cardiac Arrest" — 2:52
13. "Tomorrow's Just Another Day" — 3:14
14. "Driving in My Car" — 3:18
15. "Bed and Breakfast Man" — 2:31
16. "Lovestruck" — 3:50
17. "One Better Day" — 4:01
18. "Michael Caine" — 3:34
19. "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" — 2:33
20. "The Prince" — 3:20
21. "Shut Up" — 2:51
22. "Madness" — 2:38
23. "Night Boat to Cairo" — 3:24

Digital Download

The digital download of this album has the same track listing as above with the addition of Johnny The Horse and Drip Fed Fred.

External links

• Total Madness at Discogs (list of releases)