announced their new album

In January 1999, the band announced their new album, Equally Cursed and Blessed . The title was taken from a line from “She’s A Millionaire”, a song on the album. Preceded by the first single, ” Dead from the Waist Down ” on 22 March, Equally Cursed and Blessed was released on 12 April. The album, like International Velvet , reached the top spot in the UK charts. Catatonia were so popular at the time that in April 1999, Way Beyond Blue , International Velvet and Equally Cursed and Blessed were all in the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart . But, the singles from Equally Cursed and Blessed did not repeat the success seen in the previous album. “Dead From The Waist Down” ended up becoming the final single by Catatonia to reach the top ten in the singles charts, getting to number seven in the UK singles charts. ” Londinium ” reached number 20, while ” Karaoke Queen ” barely entered the top 40 at number 36.