Editing Squeeze (band) (section)

== Legacy and influence ==
Squeeze have been cited as an influence by several bands and artists. American new wave singer [[Marshall Crenshaw]] cited Squeeze as one of the primary influences for his 1982 [[Marshall Crenshaw (album)|self-titled debut album]].<ref name="rs top 100">{{cite magazine |last=Portwood |first=Jerry |title=100 Best Albums of the Eighties |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-150477/marshall-crenshaw-marshall-crenshaw-61761/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=8 June 2020 |date=16 November 1989}}</ref> College rock band [[The Replacements (band)|the Replacements]], particularly bassist [[Tommy Stinson]], also professed an admiration for the band.<ref name="trouble boys">{{cite book |last1=Mehr |first1=Bob |title=Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements |date=1 March 2016 |publisher=Hachette Books |isbn=978-0-306-82203-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UbvCAwAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref> Many artists in the [[Britpop]] genre also took influence from the band, particularly [[Blur (band)|Blur]], whose guitarist [[Graham Coxon]] called Squeeze an "amazing band" and named Tilbrook's voice as "one of my favourite ever English singing voices."<ref name="worcester blur">{{cite web |last1=Mullens |first1=Joby |title=Still time for Glenn to squeeze in a hit |url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/7820993.still-time-for-glenn-to-squeeze-in-a-hit/ |website=Worcester News |date=18 November 2005 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="coxon">{{cite web |last1=Coxon |first1=Graham |title=I don't know why squeeze aren't talked about more. such an amazing band. what a guitar solo and Glenn's voice is one of my favourite ever English singing voices..and I let him know that too. |url=https://twitter.com/grahamcoxon/status/1367444062618476548 |website=Twitter |access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref> Later artists who named Squeeze as an influence include [[American Hi-Fi]],<ref name="newstimes">{{cite news |title=American Hi-Fi sounds off on relationships |url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/American-Hi-Fi-sounds-off-on-relationships-116358.php |access-date=27 June 2020 |work=News Times |agency=News Times |date=4 April 2005}}</ref> [[The Caulfields]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guller |first1=Bob |title=Reviews - The Caulfields - Whirligig |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GC0EAAAAMBAJ |work=CMJ New Music Monthly |date=March 1995}}</ref> [[Kasabian]],<ref name="bbc2010" /> [[the Killers]],<ref name="killers">{{cite web |last1=Rahman |first1=Ray |title=The Killers' Brandon Flowers on his all-time favorite songs -- Squeeze, Depeche Mode, Tina Turner and more |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/08/31/brandon-flowers-killers-soundtrack-of-my-life/ |website=EW.com |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> [[Nightmare of You]],<ref name="wnur">{{cite news |last1=Zhang |first1=Catherine |title=Interviews with Nightmare of You and Even Thieves |url=https://wnur.org/interviews-with-nightmare-of-you-and-even-thieves/ |access-date=28 June 2020 |work=WNUR-FM |date=10 January 2016}}</ref> [[Razorlight]],<ref name="bbc2010">{{cite news |title=Prestigious Award for Squeeze |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/8582873.stm |access-date=28 June 2020 |work=BBC News |date=23 March 2010}}</ref> and [[Space (UK band)|Space]].<ref name="Billboard150297">{{cite magazine |last1=Verna |first1=Paul |title=Reviews and Previews |magazine=Billboard |date=15 February 1997}}</ref>

Many bands and artists who would later achieve phenomenal success would begin their careers opening for Squeeze, including [[Dire Straits]], [[The Jam]], [[R.E.M]]., [[The Specials]], [[U2]] and [[XTC]].<ref name="sfp" />{{page needed|date=January 2022}}