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Our House: The Original Songs

2002 compilation album by Madness

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ7110673 ↗
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Our House: the Original Songs is a greatest hits album by the British ska-pop group Madness, released in 2002. It was released as a result of the stage show Our House, and comprises the tracks which were included in the musical. The album features two new songs: "Simple Equation" and "Sarah's Song".

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The public source identifies “Our House: The Original Songs” as 2002 compilation album by Madness. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around House, Original and Songs.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2002—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2002-10-21. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with House, Original and Songs providing the first useful test.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7110673. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2002.

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This entry incorporates text from “Our House: The Original Songs” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.