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Biography

"Lightning Seeds" are an alternative pop and rock band from Liverpool formed by singer and guitarist Ian Broudie, who is also the main songwriter for the band. They are best known for their single "Three Lions" and the album "Jollification". They have acheived two #1 singles in the UK singles chart, as well as Top 20 and Top 50 success in the UK album charts.

In 1989 Ian Broudie began recording alone under the name "Lightning Seeds" and achieved success with the psychedelic synthpop hit "Pure", from the album "Cloudcuckooland", which reached the UK Top 20. The same year "Joy" and "All I Want" were also released but failed to make an impression. "Pure" had some success in the US Billboard Top 40 reaching #32. Both "Pure" and "All I Want" also reached the Modern Rock Tracks top 10. In 1991 Broudie returned to song-writing and moved labels from Rough Trade to Virgin.

The album "Sense" featured the song "The Life of Riley", written by Broudie for his son, which reached #28 in the UK singles chart and just registered at #98 in the US Billboard Hot 100. An instrumental version of the song later became better known as the BBC TV theme for the "Goal of the Month" competition. "Sense" would mark Broudie's first "Lightning Seeds" song-writing collaborations with former "Specials" singer Terry Hall. The album's title track "Sense", co-written with Hall, climbed to #31 in the UK Singles Chart, however the album stagnated at #53.