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The Ordinary Boys
Background information
OriginFlag of England Worthing, England
Genre(s)Indie rock, Punk rock, Ska, Britpop
Years active2003–present
Label(s)B-Unique
WebsiteTheOrdinaryBoys.com
Members
Samuel Preston
William J. Brown
James Gregory
Simon Goldring
Former members
Charles "Chuck" Stanley

The Ordinary Boys are an English indie rock band from Worthing, originally named Next in Line. They are influenced by mod revival and Britpop music, as well as the bands The Specials and The Smiths/Morrissey. Their name derives from a Morrissey song: The Ordinary Boys.

Despite their limited success on the British charts, their popularity has been growing, particularly due to media coverage that the lead singer, Samuel Preston, received when participating in Celebrity Big Brother UK in January 2006. Following that appearance, sales of the band's albums soared beyond the capacity of their exclusively online franchise. This forced the band to release "Boys Will Be Boys" on CD, which caused the single to rise from #33 to #3 in four weeks. Fans of the band are nicknamed "The Ordinary Army".

As of 2007, their most notable single release has been "Boys Will Be Boys" which was re-released after Preston's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother. The band has been criticised for their lack of originality, due to their music's similarities to that of bands such as The Jam, The Ramones and The Clash. Such views have been reinforced by the fact that the band and their albums are named after phrases coined by other musicians.

Notable songs include "Maybe Someday", "Talk Talk Talk", and "Seaside" from their debut album; "Boys Will Be Boys" from their second album; and "Over the Counter Culture", which was featured in the soundtrack for Burnout 3: Takedown. Their single "Lonely at the Top" marks a change of sound, with more of a pop feel to it; featuring synthesisers and samples.

Yahoo! UK revealed that The Ordinary Boys was the fourth most searched for keyword of 2006 in their annual top ten search results.

The Ordinary Boys wrote and recorded the original version of 'They're Gonna Taste Great', as featured in the now-infamous Kellogg's Frosties television advert.


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