I Pronounce You (Single):The Madness

"I Pronounce You" is the first single by British band The Madness (see Madness) from their 1988 album The Madness. It is about a bride's feelings on the eve of her arranged marriage. In addition to his usual guitar, Chris Foreman plays thesitar and the track also features tabla to give the song a middle eastern feel. The song spent four weeks in British charts peaking at number 44.



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[hide]  *1 Track listing  ==Track listing[ edit] == A Limited Edition Box Set was also released, featuring all four tracks on a 7-inch EP, and including an Enamel Badge and two postcards. ==Television Appearance[ edit] == ==Video[ edit] == A video was made for this track. It was included on the 'Divine Madness' video released in the early nineties. ==Chart Position[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">The single peaked at #44 in the UK Singles Chart (March 1988).
 * 2 Television Appearance
 * 3 Video
 * 4 Chart Position
 * 7"
 * 1) "I Pronounce You" (Thompson/Smyth/West) - 4:38
 * 2) "Patience" (McPherson/Smyth) - 3:34
 * 12", CD
 * 1) "I Pronounce You" (Thompson/Smyth/West) - 4:38
 * 2) "4BF (Thompson) - 2:54
 * 3) "Patience" (McPherson/Smyth) - 4:40
 * 4) "11th Hour" (McPherson/Foreman) - 4:31
 * The one and only TV appearance of The Madness performing this track was on Friday Night Live, a cult late night comedy show hosted by Ben Elton.
 * The Madness performed a great rendition of "I Pronounce You".
 * The Madness also performed "Beat The Bride" on the show – one of the standout tracks from the album.