The Specials

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The Specials

ska rocksteady ska punk
United Kingdom
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“2020 was the year of protest, wasn’t it?” says Horace. “It was in the air. The hardest part of the whole record was deciding what songs to use.” Following the musical liberation of Encore, genre was no obstacle. Each song demands a different arrangement or tone of voice. “We thought, let’s throw out the musical constraints of the Specials. There’s not a tonic suit or Fred Perry in sight. We don’t want to deny our past, because that enables us to do what we do now, but we have our own creative minds to make up.”

Monthly Listeners

1.4 million

Followers

747,684

Total Streams

695.7 million

Top Cities

United Kingdom London
81,142 listeners
United Kingdom Manchester
28,464 listeners
United Kingdom Birmingham
21,143 listeners
United States Los Angeles
14,623 listeners
Australia Sydney
13,926 listeners

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Popular Tracks

303 tracks
1
A Message To You Rudy - 2022 Remaster

A Message To You Rudy - 2022 Remaster

Oct 27, 1979

130.1 million

streams

2
A Message to You Rudy - 2002 Remaster

A Message to You Rudy - 2002 Remaster

Nov 1, 1979

130.1 million

streams

3
Ghost Town - Single Version [2021 Remaster]

Ghost Town - Single Version [2021 Remaster]

Dec 6, 1981

106.1 million

streams

4
Gangsters - 2022 Remaster

Gangsters - 2022 Remaster

Jan 1, 1979

29.6 million

streams

5
Too Much Too Young - 2015 Remaster

Too Much Too Young - 2015 Remaster

Nov 1, 1979

29.3 million

streams

6
Monkey Man - 2015 Remaster

Monkey Man - 2015 Remaster

Nov 1, 1979

16.8 million

streams

7
Friday Night, Saturday Morning - 2015 Remaster

Friday Night, Saturday Morning - 2015 Remaster

Oct 4, 1980

16.0 million

streams

8
Rat Race - 2022 Remaster

Rat Race - 2022 Remaster

Jun 24, 1980

13.6 million

streams

9
Ghost Town - 2015 Remaster

Ghost Town - 2015 Remaster

Oct 4, 1980

13.5 million

streams

10
Little Bitch - 2015 Remaster

Little Bitch - 2015 Remaster

Nov 1, 1979

10.0 million

streams

Releases

42 releases
A Message To You Rudy (Re-Recorded) (Sped Up) - Single

A Message To You Rudy (Re-Recorded) (Sped Up) - Single

2023

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Cleopatra Records
War Crimes

War Crimes

2023

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Chrysalis Records
Ghost Town (Re-recorded - Sped Up)

Ghost Town (Re-recorded - Sped Up)

2023

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Cleopatra Records
Concrete Jungle [Film Soundtrack Version]

Concrete Jungle [Film Soundtrack Version]

2023

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Chrysalis Records
Protest Songs 1924 – 2012

Protest Songs 1924 – 2012

2021

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Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Get Up, Stand Up

Get Up, Stand Up

2021

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Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Freedom Highway / Everybody Knows

Freedom Highway / Everybody Knows

2021

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Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Encore (Deluxe)

Encore (Deluxe)

2019

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UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
10 Commandments

10 Commandments

2019

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UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Embarrassed By You (Radio Edit)

Embarrassed By You (Radio Edit)

2019

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UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)