Welcome to the Cheap Seats

"Welcome to the Cheap Seats" is a song by British alternative rock band the Wonder Stuff from their third album, Never Loved Elvis (1991). The song features backing vocals by Kirsty MacColl and was released as part of the Welcome to the Cheap Seats EP in 1992, peaking at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. The EP's cover of the country standard "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", recorded during a jam session with Canadian rock group Spirit of the West, was also a popular radio single in Canada.^[1]

Welcome to the Cheap Seats
EP by the Wonder Stuff
Released	1992 (1992)
Length	2:54 ("Welcome to the Cheap Seats")
Label	Polydor
Producer	Mark Glossop, the Wonder Stuff, Simon Efemey
The Wonder Stuff chronology
Cartoon Boyfriend (1990) Welcome to the Cheap Seats (1992) On the Ropes E.P. (1993)
The Wonder Stuff singles chronology
"Dizzy" (1991) "Welcome to the Cheap Seats" (1992) "Unbearable" (1994)

Track listings

CD1, 7-inch, and 12-inch EP^[2][3][4]

1. "Welcome to the Cheap Seats"
2. "Me, My Mom, My Dad and My Brother"
3. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (with Spirit of the West)
4. "That's Entertainment"

CD2 EP^[5]

1. "Welcome to the Cheap Seats" (Naked mix)
2. "Caught in My Shadow" (Bare mix)
3. "Circlesquare" (Butt Naked mix)
4. "Can't Shape Up, Again"

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Welcome to the Cheap Seats

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	64
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7]	22
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	9
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	8
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[10] "Welcome to the Cheap Seats"	27