We Should Have Gone to University
2009 compilation album by Reuben
We Should Have Gone To University is the 2009 three-disc compilation album by the Alternative rock group Reuben. It collects b-sides, rarities and videos from the band over the course of their career.
Release
The song "Scared of the Police" was the debut single released by Reuben]]. It was recorded in December 2001 at EMI studios in London with Idlewild/80's Matchbox producer Paul Tipler, and was the first recording to be released with Guy Davis on drums. The band's press company had suggested that they release a single, so they approached Andy Ross of Food records to release it as the first record on his new label, Bossmusic. It was released in March 2002 and reached #87 in the UK chart, impressive for a small release, and received good reviews from the music magazines, most notably a KKKKK rating from Andrew W.K in that week's issue of Kerrang! magazine. The accompanying video, the band's first to be played on TV, was a surprise success and reached #2 in MTV2's Most Wanted chart.
The second single, "Stux (Tell Me It's Alright)", was recorded in June 2002 with the band's friend Rob Fisher at Opus Studios in Grayshott, and was released in August later that year in the Bossmusic label. Despite bad press reviews the single reached #86 is the UK charts, the highest-charting single for the band at the time.
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