''The Monkeys in the Zoo Have More Fun Than Me'' is the second studio album of

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released by Trust Me I'm a Thief Records in 2004. The album was launched in

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's Crawdaddy venue. Like its predecessor, ''

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'', which was released the previous year, it contains eight tracks. The album included the single " Floating", a song later covered by

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and the

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during their DJ sets. ''The Monkeys in the Zoo Have More Fun Than Me'' was followed by the ten-track

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-winning album ''

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'' which was released in 2008.

Success of "Floating"

The album was preceded by the well-known single " Floating", which was produced by

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. The song was given much airplay on late night alternative radio shows. "Floating" was famously overheard being played in

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by the musician

who immediately requested a copy of the album. Benson then praised Jape in ''

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'' (however, the newspaper spelt it "Jabe") and rang the song's writer to inform him he would be covering "Floating" with his band

. Benson did not actually receive permission to cover the track although it has been said that he would have been allowed to had he asked. Jape witnessed the cover live at the Olympia Theatre and was later to describe it as "a great moment". Soulwax have also covered "Floating" during their DJ sets. A remix collection of "Floating" was released as a single on 4 June 2007 through the Marine Parade label of

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. It later went on to feature on the EP, ''Jape is Grape'', released on 19 November 2007 on V2 Records. A video for the song was recorded on 2 October 2007 and was directed by M&E and D.A.D.D.Y."JAPE Floating by DADDY and M&E"
Dailymotion. Accessed 8 March 2009. The "Floating" video was later nominated for Best Budget Video at the UK Music Video Awards in 2008.

Track listing

''The Monkeys in the Zoo Have More Fun Than Me'' features eight tracks and is thirty-seven minutes in length.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monkeys in the Zoo Have More Fun Than Me, The 2004 albums Jape (band) albums