Alex James

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Steven Alexander James (born 21 November 1968) is an English musician, best known as the bassist of the rock band Blur. He has also played with the bands Fat Les, Me Me Me, WigWam and Bad Lieutenant. == Music career == Steven Alexander James was born on 21 November 1968 in Boscombe, Bournemouth, and attended the state grammar school Bournemouth School, where he started playing in bands. He credits the Beatles with inspiring him to pursue music: "I was off... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Alex James first charted in 1990 with She's So High.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 36 UK Top‑75 entries, including 15 Top‑10 placements, including 2 number‑ones.On US Alternative the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Country House - #2: Song 2 - #3: Beetlebum - #4: Tender - #5: Vindaloo
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  Blur
She's So High
1.
10/1990

She's So High
Blur

from Leisure   Leisure
15 pts








48
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & David Rowntree
There's No Other Way
2.
04/1991

There's No Other Way
Blur

from Leisure   Leisure
129 pts
82
US
15
dance


5
alt.
8
UK
[SBK/Food 07374]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & David Rowntree
Bang
3.
08/1991

Bang
Blur

from Leisure   Leisure
43 pts


40
dance




24
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & David Rowntree
Popscene
4.
04/1992

Popscene
Blur

28 pts








32
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & David Rowntree
5.
05/1993

For Tomorrow
Blur

from Modern Life Is Rubbish   Modern Life Is Rubbish
35 pts








28
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Chemical World
6.
07/1993

Chemical World
Blur

from Modern Life Is Rubbish   Modern Life Is Rubbish
41 pts






27
alt.
28
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Sunday Sunday
7.
10/1993

Sunday Sunday
Blur

from Modern Life Is Rubbish   Modern Life Is Rubbish
39 pts








26
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Girls & Boys
8.
03/1994

Girls & Boys
Blur

from Parklife   Parklife
178 pts
59
US
21
dance


4
alt.
5
UK
[SBK/Food 58155]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
9.
06/1994

To the End
Blur

from Parklife   Parklife
64 pts








16
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Parklife
10.
09/1994

Parklife
Blur

from Parklife   Parklife
85 pts








10
UK
BRIT Awards Best British Single 1995
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
End of a Century
11.
11/1994

End of a Century
Blur

from Parklife   Parklife
56 pts








19
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
12.
08/1995

#1  Country House
Blur

from The Great Escape   The Great Escape
213 pts








1
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
The Universal
13.
11/1995

The Universal
Blur

from The Great Escape   The Great Escape
131 pts








5
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Stereotypes
14.
02/1996

Stereotypes
Blur

from The Great Escape   The Great Escape
102 pts








7
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Charmless Man
15.
05/1996

Charmless Man
Blur

from The Great Escape   The Great Escape
123 pts








5
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
  Pianoman
Blurred
16.
06/1996

Blurred
Pianoman

113 pts








6
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
  Me Me Me
17.
08/1996

Hanging Around
Me Me Me

51 pts








19
UK
written by Charles Bloor, Stephen Duffy, Alex James greentick & Justin Welch
  Blur
Beetlebum
18.
02/1997

#3  Beetlebum
Blur

from Blur   Blur
200 pts








1
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Song 2
19.
04/1997

#2  Song 2
Blur

from Blur   Blur
208 pts
55
US


25
rock
6
alt.
2
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
On Your Own
20.
06/1997

On Your Own
Blur

from Blur   Blur
123 pts








5
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
M.O.R.
21.
09/1997

M.O.R.
Blur

from Blur   Blur
65 pts
114
US






15
UK
[Food/Virgin 38611]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick, Dave Rowntree, David Bowie & Brian Eno
Song 2
22.
01/1998

Song 2
Blur

from Blur   Blur
3 pts








124
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
  Fat Les
Vindaloo
23.
06/1998

#5  Vindaloo
Fat Les

180 pts








2
UK
written by Keith Allen, Alex James greentick & Guy Pratt
  Brock Landars
24.
07/1998

S.M.D.U.
Brock Landars

16 pts








49
UK
written by Alex James greentick, Cedric Miller, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon, Keith Matthew Thornton, Liam Howlett, Maurice Smith & Trevor Randolph
  Devorah
Song 2
25.
07/1998

Song 2
Devorah

3 pts








117
UK
written by Alex James greentick, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree & Graham Coxon
  Fat Les
26.
12/1998

Naughty Christmas (Goblin in the Office)
Fat Les

47 pts








21
UK
featuring Alex James & The London Community Gospel Choir
Christmas
written by Alex James greentick, Keith Allen & Damien Hirst
  Blur
Tender
27.
03/1999

#4  Tender
Blur

from 13   13
180 pts








2
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & David Rowntree
No Distance Left to Run
28.
11/1999

No Distance Left to Run
Blur

from 13   13
66 pts








14
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & David Rowntree
Tender
29.
06/2000

Tender
Blur

from 13   13
3 pts








157
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & David Rowntree
  Fat Les
Vindaloo
30.
07/2000

Vindaloo
Fat Les

5 pts








98
UK
R
written by Keith Allen, Alex James greentick & Guy Pratt
  Blur
Music Is My Radar
31.
10/2000

Music Is My Radar
Blur

from Blur: The Best of   Blur: The Best of
82 pts








10
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
  Fat Les
32.
06/2002

Who Invented Fish and Chips
Fat Les

7 pts








86
UK
written by Alex James greentick, Keith Allen & Damien Hirst
  Marco Zaffarano
Girls & Boys
33.
10/2002

Girls & Boys
Marco Zaffarano

3 pts








113
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
  Blur
Crazy Beat
34.
03/2003

Crazy Beat
Blur

from Think Tank   Think Tank
64 pts






22
alt.
18
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Out of Time
35.
04/2003

Out of Time
Blur

from Think Tank   Think Tank
134 pts








5
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Good Song
36.
10/2003

Good Song
Blur

from Think Tank   Think Tank
47 pts








22
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Good Song
37.
01/2004

Good Song
Blur

from Think Tank   Think Tank
3 pts








155
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Out of Time
38.
02/2004

Out of Time
Blur

from Think Tank   Think Tank
3 pts








176
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
  Cally & Juice / The Whitehouse Project
39.
10/2004

Blurred / I Am the God
Cally & Juice / The Whitehouse Project

6 pts








90
UK
written by Alex James greentick, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon & Steve Knight
  WigWam
40.
04/2006

WigWam
WigWam

12 pts








60
UK
written by Alex James greentick, Alison Clarkson, Ben Hillier & Paul Carter
  Route 33
41.
09/2006

Looking Back
Route 33

8 pts








77
UK
featuring Alex James
written by Alex James greentick, Dele Ladimeji, Glenn Scott & Kevin J. Ryan
  Blur
Song 2
42.
06/2009

Song 2
Blur

from Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur   Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur
3 pts








105
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Girls & Boys
43.
07/2009

Girls & Boys
Blur

from All the People: Blur Live at Hyde Park   
2 pts








191
UK
R live
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Parklife
44.
07/2009

Parklife
Blur

from Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur   Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur
3 pts








160
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
The Universal
45.
07/2009

The Universal
Blur

from Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur   Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur
3 pts








162
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
  Jason Derulo
The Sky's the Limit
46.
03/2010

The Sky's the Limit
Jason Derulo

from Jason Derülo   
9 pts








68
UK
written by Jason Derulo, J-Lex, J. R. Rotem & Alex James greentick
  Fat Les
Vindaloo
47.
06/2010

Vindaloo
Fat Les

22 pts








35
UK
R
written by Keith Allen, Alex James greentick & Guy Pratt
  Preeya Kalidas
Shimmy
48.
08/2010

Shimmy
Preeya Kalidas

from Constant Cravings   
6 pts








85
UK
featuring Mumzy Stranger
written by Janet Leon & Alex James greentick
  Jason Derulo
The Sky's the Limit
49.
07/2011

The Sky's the Limit
Jason Derulo

from Jason Derülo   
3 pts








158
UK
R
written by Jason Derulo, J-Lex, J. R. Rotem & Alex James greentick
  Blur
Song 2
50.
02/2012

Song 2
Blur

11 pts








64
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
51.
03/2012

Country House
Blur

2 pts








192
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Girls & Boys
52.
03/2012

Girls & Boys
Blur

6 pts








88
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Parklife
53.
03/2012

Parklife
Blur

9 pts








74
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
Tender
54.
03/2012

Tender
Blur

2 pts








174
UK
R
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & David Rowntree
  Fat Les
Vindaloo
55.
06/2012

Vindaloo
Fat Les

2 pts








171
UK
R
written by Keith Allen, Alex James greentick & Guy Pratt
  Blur
Under the Westway
56.
07/2012

Under the Westway
Blur

24 pts








34
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree
The Narcissist
57.
06/2023

The Narcissist
Blur

from The Ballad of Darren   
6 pts






26
alt.


written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James greentick & Dave Rowntree


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