Me Me Me were a one-off English

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formed in 1996, consisting of Alex James of Blur (vocals, bass),

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(vocals, guitar) previously of

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(drums), and James' friend Charlie Bloor (credited as "musician"). The band's first and only single, "Hanging Around" was released on 5 August 1996 and reached number 19 on the

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. "Hanging Around" was released on 7-inch single (DUFF005) and

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(DUFF005C), also featuring "Hollywood Wives", and on CD-single with a third track, "Tabitha's Island" (DUFF005CD). There were also promotional versions released in July 1996 on 12-inch single (DOLE041) and CD-single (DOLE044).Hanging Around release details
/ref> The tracks were originally recorded as a soundtrack for

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's film '' Hanging Around'', first shown at the ''Spellbound Exhibition'', which took place at London's

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in March 1996.Me Me Me at duffypedia
The lead track was produced by the band. The other tracks were produced by

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Discography

Singles

References

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