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Roddy Woomble

Songs Written by Roddy WoombleTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Roddy Woomble (born 13 August 1976) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and writer. He is the lead vocalist of indie rock band Idlewild, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums. Celebrated for his poetic lyrics and warm, baritone voice, Woomble has released seven solo studio albums: My Secret Is My Silence (2006), The Impossible Song & Other Songs (2011), Listen to Keep (2013), The Deluder (2017), Lo! Soul (2021), Almost Nothing (2023) and Sometime During the Night We Fell... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Roddy Woomble first charted in 1998 with A Film for the Future.The artist scored 16 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.

Top songs: #1: You Held the World in Your Arms - #2: American English - #3: Love Steals Us from Loneliness - #4: When I Argue I See Shapes - #5: Actually It's Darkness

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Idlewild

1.

Satan Polaroid
Idlewild

from Captain

3 pts

160

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

2.

05/1998

A Film for the Future
Idlewild

from Hope Is Important

14 pts

53

UK

written by Colin Newton, Bob Fairfoull, Roddy Woomble

& Rod Pryce-Jones

3.

07/1998

Everyone Says You're So Fragile
Idlewild

from Hope Is Important

17 pts

47

UK

written by Colin Newton, Bob Fairfoull, Roddy Woomble

& Rod Pryce-Jones

4.

10/1998

I'm a Message
Idlewild

from Hope Is Important

19 pts

41

UK

written by Colin Newton, Bob Fairfoull, Roddy Woomble

& Rod Pryce-Jones

5.

#4 When I Argue I See Shapes
Idlewild

from Hope Is Important

53 pts

19

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

6.

10/1999

Little Discourage
Idlewild

from 100 Broken Windows

42 pts

24

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

7.

#5 Actually It's Darkness
Idlewild

from 100 Broken Windows

43 pts

23

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

8.

06/2000

These Wooden Ideas
Idlewild

from 100 Broken Windows

28 pts

32

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

9.

10/2000

Roseability
Idlewild

from 100 Broken Windows

22 pts

38

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

10.

#1 You Held the World in Your Arms
Idlewild

from The Remote Part

88 pts

9

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

11.

07/2002

#2 American English
Idlewild

from The Remote Part

64 pts

15

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

12.

11/2002

Live in a Hiding Place
Idlewild

from The Remote Part

38 pts

26

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

13.

A Modern Way of Letting Go
Idlewild

from The Remote Part

36 pts

28

UK

written by Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones, Colin Newton & Roddy Woomble

14.

#3 Love Steals Us from Loneliness
Idlewild

from Warnings/Promises

59 pts

16

UK

written by Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Roddy Woomble

, Allan Stewart & Gavin Fox

15.

05/2005

I Understand It
Idlewild

from Warnings/Promises

27 pts

32

UK

written by Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Roddy Woomble

, Allan Stewart & Gavin Fox

16.

07/2005

El Capitan
Idlewild

from Warnings/Promises

20 pts

39

UK

written by Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Roddy Woomble

, Allan Stewart & Gavin Fox

17.

No Emotion
Idlewild

from Make Another World

22 pts

36

UK

written by Allan Stewart, Colin Newton, Gareth Russell, Rod Jones & Roddy Woomble

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