"50 to a Pound" is the second single to be taken from the debut album '' First Comes First'' by

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band the Paddingtons, released on 11 July 2005. It is their third single in total, " 21" being their debut which was later re-recorded for the album. Released over three formats and charting at number 32 in the

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, it featured three previously unreleased songs. *CD # "50 to a £" # "No Time" *7" 1 :A1. "50 to a £" :B1. "Kiss 'N' Let Go" *7" 2 :A1. "50 to a £" :B1. "Against You Me" (written by Rory Mansfield)

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* The video for this single features 50+ friends/fans from

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watching the band perform in a

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pub until a fight breaks out. Lead singer Tom Atkin is thrown through a glass door by an angry gig goer after he kisses his girlfriend. *

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performed this song live on stage at Hedi Slimane's Birthday Party at Triptyque in Paris and got the timing of the song wrong, due to him only knowing the demo version of the song. * An alternative (acoustic) version of the song is available through

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