Nice Guy Eddie Explained

Nice Guy Eddie
Cover:	Niceguyeddiesingle.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Sleeper
Album:	The It Girl
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Britpop
Length:	3:23
Label:	Indolent
Producer:	Stephen Street
Prev Title:	Sale of the Century
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Statuesque
Next Year:	1996

"Nice Guy Eddie" is a song by English Britpop band Sleeper, written by the band's vocalist and guitarist Louise Wener. It was the third single to be released from their second album, The It Girl. It peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2]

While the tracks from The It Girl were being demoed, several tracks had working titles based on characters from Reservoir Dogs; Nice Guy Eddie is the only one that kept that name.^[3] A segment of the song was used by BBC Wales for the intro and outro music for their coverage of the FAW Invitational Cup in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Track listings

UK CD single Indolent SLEEP 013CD
EU CD single BMG 74321 40149-2

"Nice Guy Eddie" – 3:23
"Pokerface" – 3:30
"Blazer Sleeves" – 2:50

UK 7" single Indolent SLEEP 013
UK cassette single Indolent SLEEP 013MC

"Nice Guy Eddie" – 3:23
"Inbetweener (live)" – 3:55
"Inbetweener" (featuring Mark and Lard)

Comprehensive charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Scotland Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[4]	11
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[5]	10

External links

Notes and References

New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 29 June 1996.
Book: Roberts, David . 2006 . British Hit Singles & Albums . 19th . Guinness World Records Limited . London . 1-904994-10-5 . 507.
Web site: Louise Wener . Wener . Louise . 2020-05-03. Twitter . 2020-05-04. When we were writing and demoing all the tracks had working titles from reservoir dogs characters. Nice guy Eddie is the only one that stayed!.
Web site: Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100; 07 July 1996 – 13 July 1996 . . 2018-12-02.
Web site: Official Singles Chart Top 100; 07 July 1996 – 13 July 1996 . The Official Charts Company . 2018-12-02.