Banquet/Staying Fat

"Banquet/Staying Fat"
Single by Bloc Party
from the album Bloc Party
Released	3 May 2004
Format	CD, 7"
Genre	Post-punk revival
Label	Moshi Moshi Records
Bloc Party singles chronology
"She's Hearing Voices" (2004) "Banquet/Staying Fat" (2004) "Little Thoughts/Tulips" (2004)

"Banquet"/"Staying Fat" is a double A-side single by Bloc Party. A follow-up to "She's Hearing Voices", it was released in May 2004 on Moshi Moshi Records, following the band's support slot for several dates with ex-Blur guitarist Graham Coxon. It became something of a cult hit, the low budget video picking up numerous plays on MTV2, with the single eventually charting just outside the top 50 in the UK Singles Chart.

Both tracks were later included on the band's self-titled EP compilation CD, while "Banquet" was later re-recorded for Bloc Party's debut album Silent Alarm and re-released as a single.

Track listing

CD (Limited Edition):: MOSHI10CD (UK)

1. "Banquet"
2. "Staying Fat"

(only 2000 made)

7" (Limited Edition): MOSHI10 (UK)

1. "Banquet"
2. "Staying Fat"

(only 500 made)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Bloc Party
Kele Okereke Russell Lissack Justin Harris Louise Bartle Gordon Moakes Matt Tong
Studio albums	Silent Alarm A Weekend in the City Intimacy Four Hymns
Remix albums	Silent Alarm Remixed Intimacy Remixed
EPs	Bloc Party Little Thoughts The Nextwave Sessions
Singles	"She's Hearing Voices" "Banquet"/"Staying Fat" "Little Thoughts"/"Tulips" "Helicopter" "Tulips" ""So Here We Are"/"Positive Tension"" "Banquet" "Pioneers" "Two More Years" "The Prayer" "I Still Remember" "Hunting for Witches" "Flux" "Mercury" "Talons" "One Month Off" "Signs" (Armand Van Helden Remix) "One More Chance" "Octopus" "Kettling" "Truth" "Ratchet" "The Love Within" "The Good News" "Virtue" "Stunt Queen"
Other songs	"Banquet" (Phones Disco Edit) "Like Eating Glass" "This Modern Love" "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)" "Ares" (Villains Remix)
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Pin Me Down Young Legionnaire The Boxer The Hunter Trick
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