"Banquet"/"Staying Fat" is a double

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single by

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. A follow-up to "

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", it was released in May 2004 on

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, following the band's support slot for several dates with ex- Blur guitarist

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. It became something of a

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, the

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picking up numerous plays on

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, with the single eventually charting just outside the top 50 in the

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. Both tracks were later included on the band's self-titled EP compilation CD, while "

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" was later re-recorded for Bloc Party's debut album ''

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'' and re-released as a single.

Track listing

CD (Limited Edition):: MOSHI10CD (UK)

# "Banquet" # "Staying Fat" (only 2000 made)

7" (Limited Edition): MOSHI10 (UK)

# "Banquet" # "Staying Fat" (only 500 made)

Charts

References

2004 singles Bloc Party songs 2004 songs {{2000s-single-stub