Paranoid & Sunburnt
Paranoid & Sunburnt is the debut studio album by British rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1995 via One Little Indian Records. It was re-released in 2005 with a DVD featuring the videos to the singles. This album was recorded with the band's original drummer, Robbie France, but he is not featured on the cover. The album, featuring a mix of controversial protest songs, peaked at number 8 in the UK Albums Chart.
Track listing
All tracks written by Skin and Len Arran; except "Weak" and "And Here I Stand" written by Skin, Ace, Richard Lewis and Robert France.| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Selling Jesus" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Intellectualise My Blackness" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "I Can Dream" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Little Baby Swastikkka" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "All in the Name of Pity" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Charity" | 4:33 |
| 7. | "It Takes Blood & Guts to Be This Cool But I'm Still Just a Cliche" | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Weak" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "And Here I Stand" | 5:14 |
| 10. | "100 Ways to Be a Good Girl" | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Rise Up" | 4:05 |
Singles
Five singles were taken from Paranoid & Sunburnt, four of which were commercially released.| Single |
| "Little Baby Swastikkka" was the first release from the album. It was not a commercial release, however. It was a radio single and only 2,000 copies were pressed. |
| "Selling Jesus" was the first commercial single release from the album. Released on 25 March 1995, it peaked at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart. It also appeared on the Strange Days soundtrack. |
| "I Can Dream" was the follow-up single, released on 17 June 1995, and charted at No. 41. |
| "Charity" was the third single, released on 2 September 1995, and charted at No. 40. It was re-released in 1996. |
| "Weak" was the fourth single, released on 27 January 1996, and charted at No. 20. |
| "Charity" was re-released on 27 April 1996 and its peak chart position was greater than the original release. It peaked at No. 20. |