In April 1994 it was all over the news that Kurt Cobain of Nirvana had commit suicide. That same month a different record from a different band entered the Top 40 not long after the suicide of their principle songwriter.
This is the record in question and it's composer Doug Hopkins had commit suicide in December 1993. It wasn't the bands first hit since this happened though, their Top 40 debut "Hey Jealousy" charted in February 1994.
This song was already 5 years old by this point. It had first appeared on their 1989 debut album "Dusted". It was then re-recorded for their 2nd album "New Miserable Experience". By the time the album came out Doug Hopkins had been fired from the band.
Both "Hey Jealousy" and "Found Out About You" charted in their native America in 1993 before Doug Hopkins death and both made number 25.
They were back in the UK Top 40 in 1996 with their final 2 Top 40 hits to date with "Til I Hear It From You" and "Follow You Down" which made 39 and 30 respectively.
The band split in 1997 but reunited in 2001.
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