Editing Supergrass (section)

===Further musical growth (1999–2004)===
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The band again took a short break before returning in 1999 with the single "[[Pumping on Your Stereo]]". The promo video, produced in conjunction with the [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], featured the band with comical "[[muppet]]" bodies. The single generated welcome publicity following their time out of the limelight, as did a small sold-out tour scheduled around the single release, the final night of which was at [[Shepherd's Bush Empire]] as part of [[MTV]]'s "Five Night Stand" festival. The single and the tour were followed by their third LP ''[[Supergrass (album)|Supergrass]]'' (1999). The following spring the record was released in the US Once more, the album was recorded at Sawmills Studio with longtime associate Cornfield producing. ''Supergrass'' was well received critically and commercially and it has since gone platinum in the UK, but did not reap the same level of success as its predecessors. Critics claimed the album was "hit and miss", which showed up particularly as the "also-rans are surrounded by songs that are as great as anything Supergrass has ever recorded".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Supergrass/Discography/album/P142415/R443374/ |title=Supergrass Supergrass |publisher=Starpulse.com |access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref> Their next single, "[[Moving (Supergrass song)|Moving]]", proved popular and reached the Top Ten in the UK. And their third single, "[[Mary (Supergrass song)|Mary]]" entered the [[Top 40]]. There followed a long hiatus.

After three years out of the limelight, the band returned with ''[[Life on Other Planets]]'' (September 2002), recorded at ''Heliocentric'', ''[[Rockfield Studios|Rockfield]]'' and ''[[Mayfair Studios|Mayfair]]'' Studios and produced by [[Beck]] collaborator [[Tony Hoffer]]. The album was released in the UK on Parlophone, but in the US on the [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]] imprint. The record was not as commercially successful as Supergrass's first three albums, failing to make the Top Three in the UK albums chart. However, the critical response to the album was generally very positive, with [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] from [[AllMusic]] claiming "The world is a better place for having Supergrass in it."<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r606992|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Life on Other Planets > Overview )))]</ref> It has since gone gold in the UK. ''Life on Other Planets'' was also notable as it was the first Supergrass album to recognise Rob Coombes as an official member. For the band's first three albums, Supergrass officially consisted of Gaz Coombes, Goffey and Quinn although Rob Coombes contributed to many of the band's songs and videos, and toured with them. Tracks recorded before this were often credited to "Supergrass and Rob Coombes". The band followed ''Life on Other Planets'' with another extended three-year hiatus, devoted to touring and personal engagements.

In June 2004 the band's record company suggested the band release a singles compilation ''[[Supergrass Is 10]]'', spawning two new self-produced tracks: "[[Kiss of Life (Supergrass song)|Kiss of Life]]" and "Bullet". The companion DVD contained "Home Movie", a humorous documentary charting the band's first 10 years' achievements, made in collaboration with "[[Seen the Light]]" video director [[Simon Hilton]]. The record entered the UK albums chart at number four and has since gone gold in the UK.