Released Medazzaland

Freed from some internal writing conflicts, the band returned to the studio to rewrite and re-record many of the songs on Medazzaland (John Taylor’s work remains on only four tracks). The album marked a return to the layered experimentation of Big Thing , with intricate guitar textures and processed vocals. The track ” Out of My Mind ” was used as the theme song for the film The Saint (1997), but the only true single to be released in the United States was the quirky ” Electric Barbarella “, which is one of the first singles ever to be sold online. The music video for this single, featuring a sexy robot purchased and played with by band members, had to be censored before airing on MTV, but there was little of the controversy that had surrounded “Girls on Film”. “Electric Barbarella” peaked at number 52 in the US in October 1997. Although Medazzaland was released in the US in October 1997, the album was never released in the UK. “Electric Barbarella” was later released in the UK as a single from the 1998 Greatest compilation album and peaked at number 23 on the UK chart in January 1999. The group played a set at the Princess Diana Tribute Concert on 27 June 1998 by special request of her family.