Madness

Summary

Madness is a ska band^[1]. Madness draws 4,092 Wikipedia views per month (ska_band category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Madness received the MOJO Awards^[3].
• Madness was influenced by Prince Buster^[4].
• Madness's instance of is recorded as ska band^[5].
• Madness's genre is 2 tone^[6].
• Madness's genre is synth-pop^[7].
• Madness's genre is ska^[8].
• Madness's genre is new wave^[9].
• Madness's genre is pop music^[10].
• Madness's genre is reggae^[11].
• Madness's record label is recorded as 2 Tone Records^[12].
• Madness's record label is recorded as Verve Records^[13].
• Madness's record label is recorded as Stiff Records^[14].
• Madness's record label is recorded as Virgin Records^[15].
• Madness's discography is recorded as Madness discography^[16].
• Madness's Commons category is recorded as Madness (band)^[17].
• Madness's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[18].
• Madness comprises Suggs^[19].
• 1979 marks the founding of Madness^[20].
• Madness's location of formation is recorded as London^[21].
• Madness's official website is recorded as http://www.madness.co.uk^[22].
• Madness's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Madness (band)^[23].
• Madness's different from is recorded as Madness^[24].
• Madness's start of work period is recorded as 1979^[25].
• Madness's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Madness'}^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[27]

• Country: GB^[28]

• Began / founded: 1976^[29]

• Genre(s): 2 tone, new wave, pop, pop rock, psychedelic pop, punk, rock, ska, sophisti-pop, zolo^[30]

• Community tags: 2 tone, british, new wave, pop, pop rock, psychedelic pop, punk, rock, ska, sophisti-pop, zolo^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5f58803e-8c4c-478e-8b51-477f38483ede^[32]

Body

Founding

1979 marks the founding of Madness^[20]. Madness's location of formation is recorded as London^[21].

Recognition

Madness received the MOJO Awards^[3].

Why It Matters

Madness draws 4,092 Wikipedia views per month (ska_band category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] Madness has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Madness is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Madness has been cited as an influence by Smash Mouth^[35], a rock band^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1994^[38] and Mashina^[39], a musical group^[40], founded in 1983^[41].

FAQs

What awards did Madness receive?

Honors received include MOJO Awards^[3].

Who did Madness influence?

Madness has been cited as an influence by Smash Mouth^[35] and Mashina^[39].