''It Was This or Football'' was the intended first album by the British ska/ indie band

Kid British Kid British, often styled as KiD BRiTiSH, were an English 6-piece music group, hailing from Manchester, United Kingdom. The band was composed of Adio Marchant (vocals), Simeon McLean (vocals), Sean Mbaya (vocals/guitar/keyboard), Dominick Allen ...

. The album was originally scheduled to be released via Mercury Records in two halves, like a football match – this idea was inspired by the title of the album, and the first half was released as an EP on 20 July 2009. However, the second half of the album was cancelled with the band stating on their Facebook page that they had been recording new tracks for the album and that a new full version of ''It Was This or Football'' would be released in summer 2010. It was later announced that the band's next album would instead be called ''To Get Nowhere, Follow the Crowd'', due for release in October 2010."Kid British and Sir Geoff Hurst on to a real Winner"
BBC, 17 June 2010, retrieved 30 June 2010 In building up promotion for the release of the album, the band supported The Enemy and The Specials on UK tours. The first half of the album reached #67 in the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

First half (EP)

#"Elizabeth" #"Our House Is Dadless" #"She Will Leave" #"Part Time Job/Shirt & Tie" #"Reaction" #"Cosmopolitan"

Full version

The original track listing was as follows: #"Elizabeth" #"Rum Boys" #"Our House Is Dadless" #"Sunny Days" #"Lost in London" #"Reaction" #"She Will Leave" #"Delivery Man" #"Drive Thru" #"Gorgeous" #"Gonna Be Alright" #"Cosmopolitan" This was listed in online shops and sent out as review copies in 2009.Smith, David (2010
"Kid British: It Was This or Football"
PopMatters, 18 January 2010, retrieved 13 April 2010

References

2009 debut albums 2009 EPs Kid British albums Albums produced by Stephen Street {{reggae-album-stub