{{Short description|1995 studio album by Skunk Anansie}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use British English|date=August 2013}} {{Infobox album | name = Paranoid & Sunburnt | type = Album | artist = Skunk Anansie | cover = Skunk Anansie Paranoid and Sunburnt.jpg | alt = | released = 18 September 1995 | recorded = 1994–1995 | venue = | studio = Great Linford Manor (Milton Keynes, England) | genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|hard rock|punk rock}} | length = 44:10 | label = {{hlist|One Little Indian|Epic}} | producer = {{hlist|Sylvia Massy|Skunk Anansie}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Stoosh | next_year = 1996 | misc = {{Singles | name = Paranoid & Sunburnt | type = studio | single1 = Selling Jesus | single1date = 13 March 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Skunk+Anansie&titel=Selling+Jesus&cat=s|title=Skunk Anansie singles}}</ref> | single2 = I Can Dream | single2date = 5 June 1995<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-06-03.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=35|date=3 June 1995|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> | single3 = Charity | single3date = 21 August 1995<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-08-19.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=19 August 1995|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> | single4 = Weak | single4date = 15 January 1996<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-01-13.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=13 January 1996|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic review">{{cite web|last=Parisien|first=Roch|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/paranoid-sunburnt-mw0000645356|title=Paranoid & Sunburnt – Skunk Anansie|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The Austin Chronicle'' | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Austin Chronicle review">{{cite news|last=Langer|first=Andy|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1995-11-17/530246/|title=Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt (Epic)|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=16 November 1995|accessdate=5 August 2009}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Christgau's Consumer Guide'' | rev3score = {{Rating-Christgau|neither}}<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Skunk Anansie: Paranoid and Sunburnt|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=9163|accessdate=1 May 2020|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|title-link=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|year=2000|isbn=0-312-24560-2}}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Guardian'' | rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline|title=Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt (One Little Indian)|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=22 September 1995}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Los Angeles Times'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Coker|first=Cheo H.|author-link=Cheo Hodari Coker|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-08-ca-54511-story.html|title=Skunk Anansie, 'Paranoid & Sunburnt,' Epic|work=Los Angeles Times|date=8 October 1995|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref> | rev6 = ''NME'' | rev6score = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt|magazine=NME|date=16 September 1995|page=47}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Select'' | rev7score = 3/5<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wilkinson|first=Roy|title=Skunk Anansie: Paranoid and Sunburnt|magazine=Select|issue=64|date=October 1995}}</ref> | noprose = yes }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->
'''''Paranoid & Sunburnt''''' is the debut studio album by the British rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1995 via One Little Indian Records. It was re-released in 2005 with a DVD featuring the videos to the singles. This album was recorded with the band's original drummer, Robbie France, but he is not featured on the cover. The album, featuring a mix of controversial protest songs (mainly about politics and religion), peaked at number 8 in the UK Albums Chart.
==Track listing==
{{track listing | all_writing = Skin and Len Arran; except where noted. | title1 = Selling Jesus | length1 = 3:45 | title2 = Intellectualise My Blackness | length2 = 3:45 | title3 = I Can Dream | length3 = 3:51 | title4 = Little Baby Swastikkka | length4 = 4:04 | title5 = All in the Name of Pity | length5 = 3:23 | title6 = Charity | length6 = 4:33 | title7 = It Takes Blood & Guts to Be This Cool But I'm Still Just a Cliche | length7 = 4:12 | title8 = Weak | length8 = 3:34 | writer8 = Skin, Ace, Richard Lewis, Robert France | title9 = And Here I Stand | length9 = 5:14 | writer9 = Skin, Ace, Richard Lewis, Robert France | title10 = 100 Ways to Be a Good Girl | length10= 3:58 | title11 = Rise Up | length11= 4:05 }}
==Singles== "Little Baby Swastikkka" was the first release from the album. It was not a commercial release, however. It was a radio single and only 2,000 copies were pressed.
"Selling Jesus" was the first commercial single release from the album. Released in March 1995, it peaked at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart. It also appeared on the Strange Days soundtrack. It is written in protest of religion and politics, and in particular Christianity. The single is taken from their debut album, ''Paranoid & Sunburnt'', and reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart. Three added B-sides were included on the CD release, with track 4 'Skunk Song' being written by Ace, R. France, C. Lewis and Skin. There are two versions of the video, the first video was directed by production team Gob TV, who also directed the video for "I Can Dream", and the second video was directed by Kathryn Bigelow, for their film ''Strange Days''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
"I Can Dream" was the follow-up single, released in June 1995, and charted at No. 41.
"Charity" was the third single, released in August 1995, and charted at No. 40. It was re-released in 1996 (see below).
"Weak" was the fourth single, released in January 1996, and charted at No. 20.
"Charity" was re-released in April 1996 and its peak chart position was higher than the original release. It peaked at No. 20.
==Personnel== * Deborah "Skin" Dyer – lead vocals, guitar, theremin, piano, keyboards * Martin "Ace" Kent – guitar, backing vocals * Richard "Cass" Lewis – bass, guitar, backing vocals * Robbie France – drums, percussion, backing vocals
'''Technical''' *Andy Wallace – mixing *Donald Christie – photography
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Paranoid & Sunburnt'' !Chart (1995–1996) !Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=255}}</ref> | align="center"| 61 |- {{album chart|Austria|19|artist=Skunk Anansie|album=Paranoid & Sunburnt|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|8|artist=Skunk Anansie|album=Paranoid & Sunburnt|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|24|artist=Skunk Anansie|album=Paranoid & Sunburnt|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|22|artist=Skunk Anansie|album=Paranoid & Sunburnt|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |- {{album chart|Germany|37|id=9105|artist=Skunk Anansie|album=Paranoid & Sunburnt|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |- {{album chart|Norway|34|artist=Skunk Anansie|album=Paranoid & Sunburnt|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|14|date=19950924|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|7|artist=Skunk Anansie|album=Paranoid & Sunburnt|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |- {{album chart|UK2|8|date=19950924|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |- !Chart (1998) !Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|9|date=19980208|rowheader=true|access-date=21 September 2025}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''Paranoid & Sunburnt'' !Chart (1996) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19960107/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=5 May 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|65 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Paranoid & Sunburnt''}} {{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Netherlands|artist=Skunk Anansi|title=Paranoid & Sunburnt|award=Platinum|certyear=2000|relyear=1995|accessdate=19 November 2018}} {{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Skunk Anansie |title=Paranoid & Sunburnt|award=Platinum|certyear=1998|relyear=1995|id=4998-1319-2|accessdate=19 November 2018}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r220848|pure_url=yes}} Listen to samples of all tracks from ''Paranoid & Sunburnt'' at AllMusic] – Requires Windows Media Player
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