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( October 2010 ) `` Our House '' Single by Madness from the album The Rise & Fall B - side `` Walking with Mr. Wheeze '' ( UK ) `` Cardiac Arrest '' ( US ) Released 12 November 1982 Format 7 '' 12 '' Recorded 1982 Genre Pop Ska new wave Length 3 : 23 Label Stiff ( UK ) Geffen ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Chris Foreman Cathal Smyth Producer ( s ) Clive Langer Alan Winstanley Madness singles chronology `` Driving in My Car '' ( 1982 ) `` Our House '' ( 1982 ) `` Tomorrow 's ( Just Another Day ) '' / `` Madness ( Is All in the Mind ) '' ( 1983 ) `` Driving in My Car '' ( 1982 ) `` Our House '' ( 1982 ) `` Tomorrow 's ( Just Another Day ) '' / `` Madness ( Is All in the Mind ) '' ( 1983 ) Audio sample file help `` Our House '' is a song by English ska and pop band Madness. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, The Rise & Fall, on 12 November 1982. The song charted within the top ten in multiple countries and won Best Pop Song at the May 1983 Ivor Novello Awards. Contents 1 About 2 Music video 3 Use in media 4 Track listing 5 Charts 6 References 7 External links 8 See also About Released in November 1982, it peaked at # 5 in the UK singles chart. In 1983, `` Our House '' was their biggest hit in the US, reaching # 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the US rock chart the song peaked at # 9, and also reached # 21 on the US dance chart. It receives constant airplay by radio stations. The B - side, `` Walking With Mr. Wheeze '', is an instrumental song. The title is a play on `` Groovin ' With Mr. Bloe '', an instrumental hit of 1970 by the session group Mr. Bloe. In 1984, Madness performed Our House on the episode `` Sick '' of The Young Ones. Music video The video depicts the band acting out the song 's lyrics in an old Victorian terraced house. The song 's lyrics mostly describe the working - class family lifestyle, and the band acts them out by portraying such a family in the video. The band plays their instruments in the living room, prepares for work and school as the family plays squash and relaxes in a hot tub. The video also includes exterior shots of various other houses including the `` Playboy Mansion '' Stocks House in Aldbury, Hertfordshire, and Buckingham Palace. The property that featured in the video is a terrace house on Stephenson Street in north west London, near Willesden Junction. Use in media In 1982, Madness made a guest appearance in series 2 of The Young Ones performing `` Our House ''. They had previously appeared in series 1 performing `` House of Fun ''. In 1985 `` Our House '' was the theme song for a children 's drama series, Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest. The version featured on the show was performed by the cast members. A 1992 episode of Spitting Image featured a satirical version of the song highlighting the negative equity crisis being faced by many British homeowners at the time. The original recording was also used as the theme for a 1998 ITV docusoap series, The Estate Agents. A musical called Our House, featuring Madness songs, ran in London 's West End between October 2002 and August 2003. A recording of the show was broadcast on BBC Three and was released as a DVD. An altered version of the song was used in a Maxwell House commercial and the real version was featured in a montage for an episode of the BBC comedy, My Family, as well as for a 2004 American reality game, House of Dreams. The song also featured in a 2007 - 08 series of TV advertisements for Bird 's Eye in which Suggs appeared, as well as an advertisement for the 2008 ABC reality game show Opportunity Knocks, and in episode 4 of season 3 of US TV show Brothers & Sisters, during the yard sale scene. In 2010, a mashup of `` Jingle Bells '' and `` Our House '', created by New York music and audio branding company Expansion Team, was used in a Christmastime commercial for Verizon. At the 2012 Olympic Games Madness performed `` Our House '' in the closing Olympic ceremonies during an elaborate light show with scores of dancers. An altered version of the song is used in a 2014 TV advertisement for Chemist Warehouse. In Chile, the song was used in the spot and theme song of Chilean Canal 13 TV series Papá Mono. Track listing 7 '' single `` Our House '' -- 3 : 23 `` Walking with Mr. Wheeze '' -- 3 : 31 French 7 '' single `` Our House ( Stretch mix ) '' -- 3 : 45 `` Walking with Mr. Wheeze '' -- 3 : 31 US 7 '' single `` Our House '' - 3 : 20 `` Cardiac Arrest '' - 2 : 58 ( `` Stretch mix '' is a mostly instrumental edit of the extended mix ) 12 '' single `` Our House '' ( Extended Mix ) -- 6 : 00 `` Our House '' ( 7 '' Version ) -- 3 : 23 `` Walking with Mr. Wheeze '' -- 3 : 31 U.S. 12 '' single `` Our House ( Dance mix ) '' -- 5 : 02 `` Mad House ( Our House dub mix ) '' -- 4 : 35 Charts Chart ( 1982 -- 83 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 17 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 15 Canada ( CHUM ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 8 Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 49 Norway ( VG - lista ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 5 US Billboard Hot 100 7 US Hot Dance Club Play 21 US Cash Box 5 Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) 64 References Jump up ^ https://www.soundonsound.com/people/classic-tracks-madness-our-house Jump up ^ Glenn Gaslin ; Rick Porter ( 1 January 1998 ). The Complete, Cross-referenced Guide to the Baby Buster Generation 's Collective Unconscious. Boulevard Books. p. 129. ISBN 978 - 1 - 57297 - 335 - 0. Retrieved 20 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` 1983 Winners ''. Ivor Novello Awards. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Madness ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Madness ''. Billboard Hot 100. Retrieved 16 May 2016. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Hot Dance / Disco : 1974 - 2003. Record Research. p. 163. Jump up ^ `` Mr. Bloe ''. imuzdb.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Young Ones - Sick ''. imdb.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ Reed, John. House of Fun : The Story of Madness. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857127150. Jump up ^ `` It 's Madness ! Iconic terrace home featured in 1980s Our House pop video sells for more than £ 500K ( Suggs not included ) ''. Daily Mail. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest Episode Guide ''. IMDb. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Our House ''. www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Our House - The Musical : BBC3 cast list '' BBC Archived 31 January 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` May family - Reloaded ''. IMDb. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Birds Eye -- In Our House ''. www.tvadmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ coronagarretts ( 2010 - 12 - 09 ), Verizon - Jingle Bells - Our House mash up, retrieved 2018 - 03 - 15 Jump up ^ `` London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony - Madness singing Our House ''. YouTube. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ Chemist Warehouse TV ( 2014 - 08 - 10 ), `` Our House '' 2014 Chemist Warehouse TV Ad ( 45s ), retrieved 2017 - 03 - 28 Jump up ^ `` ( Video ) Canal 13 estrenó spot de su nueva serie ' Papá Mono ' ''. www.cooperativa.cl ( in Spanish ). Jump up ^ `` Forum -- ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts -- CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989, part 1 ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Madness -- Our House '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` CHART NUMBER 1388 -- Saturday, August 20, 1983 ''. Archived from the original on 13 February 2006. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ). CHUM. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 6286. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Madness -- Our House ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Our House ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Madness -- Our House '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Madness -- Our House ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Topp 20 Single uke 10, 1983 -- VG - lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958 '' ( in Norwegian ). VG - lista. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Madness -- Our House ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Madness -- Our House ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Madness Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` CASH BOX Top 100 Singles -- Week ending AUGUST 6, 1983 ''. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 16. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ). Cash Box magazine. Jump up ^ `` Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia : : Związek Producentów Audio - Video ''. Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 24 July 2017. External links Music video of `` Our House '' on YouTube Classic Tracks : ' Our House ' by Madness Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics See also The Young Ones List of number - one singles of 1983 ( Canada ) List of number - one singles and albums in Sweden Madness Chris Foreman Mike Barson Lee Thompson Suggs Dan Woodgate Mark Bedford Cathal Smyth Studio albums One Step Beyond... Absolutely 7 The Rise & Fall Keep Moving Mad Not Mad The Madness Wonderful The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 The Liberty of Norton Folgate Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da Ca n't Touch Us Now Compilation albums Complete Madness Madness Utter Madness It 's... Madness It 's... Madness Too Divine Madness The Business Total Madness ( 1997 ) Our House Total Madness ( 2009 ) Ultimate Madness A Guided Tour of Madness Forever Young : The Ska Collection Live albums Madstock ! Universal Madness Madness Live : To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond Box sets The Business The Lot The Singles Box : Vol. 1 A Guided Tour of Madness Singles `` The Prince '' `` One Step Beyond '' `` My Girl '' `` Work Rest and Play EP '' `` Baggy Trousers '' `` Embarrassment '' `` The Return of the Los Palmas 7 '' `` Grey Day '' `` Shut Up '' `` It Must Be Love '' `` Cardiac Arrest '' `` House of Fun '' `` Driving in My Car '' `` Our House '' `` Tomorrow 's ( Just Another Day ) '' / `` Madness ( Is All in the Mind ) '' `` Wings of a Dove '' `` The Sun and the Rain '' `` Michael Caine '' `` One Better Day '' `` Yesterday 's Men '' `` Uncle Sam '' `` Sweetest Girl '' `` ( Waiting For ) The Ghost Train '' `` Night Boat to Cairo '' `` The Harder They Come '' `` Lovestruck '' `` Johnny the Horse '' `` Drip Fed Fred '' `` Shame & Scandal '' `` Girl Why Do n't You '' `` Sorry '' `` NW5 '' `` Dust Devil '' `` Sugar and Spice '' `` Forever Young '' `` My Girl 2 '' `` Never Knew Your Name '' Related articles Discography Lucky 7 Records Dikran Tulaine Our House the Musical 2 Tone Zarjazz Records Starvation / Tam Tam Pour L'Ethiopie The Madness Take It or Leave It The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra Boring ( The Young Ones ) Sick ( The Young Ones ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Our_House_(Madness_song)&oldid=843664218 '' Categories : 1982 singles Madness ( band ) songs Number - one singles in Sweden RPM Top Singles number - one singles Songs written by Chris Foreman Songs written by Chas Smash Stiff Records singles Geffen Records singles Song recordings produced by Clive Langer 1982 songs Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Use dmy dates from March 2018 Use British English from March 2018 Articles needing additional references from October 2010 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Poland Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Euskara Français עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 30 May 2018, at 16 : 41. 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Question: who sang the song our house in the middle of the street
Answer: English ska and pop band Madness