A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad

Infobox Album |
Name = A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad
Type = Album
Artist = Ocean Colour Scene


Released = March 21 2005
Recorded = March-April 2004
Length = 47:18
Genre = Britpop, Alternative rock
Label = Sanctuary Records
Producer = Dave Eringa
Reviews = *Allmusic:Rating|3|5
*Pitchfork Media (5.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20527-a-hyperactive-workout-for-the-flying-squad link]
Last album =One for the Road" (2004)
This album =A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad (2005)
Next album =Live Acoustic at the Jam House" (2006)

"A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad" is a 2005 album by Ocean Colour Scene (OCS) and their second to last album release to date. Hyperactive Workout was originally due to be released in September 2004 but Sanctuary Records requested the band record a live album instead and pushed the release back to 'early 2005' (the album finally arrived on the 21st March). The album was produced by Dave Eringa who has previously worked with The Manic Street Preachers and Massive Attack amongst others. The album was recorded at a hunting lodge near Glenrothes, Scotland. The album's unusual title was a phrase the band heard on BBC Radio 4 and decided they liked. Critical reception to the album generally agreed that the album would please OCS fans, although the album charted lower than previous albums at number 30 in the UK album chart compared to number 14 for the previous album "North Atlantic Drift". "A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad" was also the first studio album not to feature the band's original bass player, Damon Minchella, who left the band in 2003.

Track listing

All songs credited to Fowler/Cradock/Harrison unless otherwise stated.
#"Everything Comes at the Right Time"
#"Free My Name"
#"Wah Wah" (George Harrison)
#"Drive Away"
#"I Love You"
#"This Day Should Last Forever"
#"Move Things Over"
#"Waving Not Drowning"
#"God's World"
#"Another Time to Stay"
#"Have You Got the Right"
#"Start of the Day" (Anthony & Chris Griffiths of The Real People)
#"My Time" (Keith Anderson)

External links

* [http://blue-whaleproductions.com/secure/html/a_hyperactive_workout_for_the_.html Hyperactive Workout Album Page]
* [http://www.oceancolourscene.com/ocsmedia/microsites/hyperactive.htm Official Album Microsite with Audio clips]