Achtung Bono


Achtung Bono is the tenth album by UK indie rock band Half Man Half Biscuit, released in 2005.
In 2010, a Facebook campaign was mounted with the aim of saving BBC 6 Music from threatened closure and, as a sign of protest, to get "Joy Division Oven Gloves" from Achtung Bono to No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart on 12 April 2010. In the event, it entered the Singles Chart that week at No. 56 and the Independent Singles Chart at No. 3. Whether or not the campaign was influential, BBC 6 Music was saved.

Critical reception

Reviews were generally favourable:
  • Stewart Mason, Allmusic: "One of their finest albums".
  • Roger Holland, PopMatters: "Achtung Bono is a worthy addition to the HMHB canon".
  • Ben Granger, Spike Magazine: "This is probably not one of Half Man Half Biscuit’s best albums. And yet its still fantastic".
  • Dom Passantino, Stylus Magazine: "UK album of the year, by a landslide".

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