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{{Short description|English rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name        = Pulp
| image       = PulpEventim290723 (110 of 130) (53082647673).jpg
| landscape   = yes
| caption     = Pulp performing at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]] in 2023
| background  = group_or_band
| discography = [[Pulp discography]]
| origin      = [[Sheffield]], England

| years_active = {{flatlist|
* 1978–2002
* 2011–2013
* 2022–present
}}<!-- end of years_active flatlist -->

| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Britpop]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=Pulp {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pulp-mn0000308645/biography|access-date=17 March 2017|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
* {{nowrap|[[art rock]]}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Gerard|first=Chris|date=24 July 2016|title=The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '90s – Part 4 (40–21)|url=https://www.popmatters.com/feature/the-100-greatest-alternative-singles-of-the-90s-part-4-40-21/|access-date=2 January 2021|website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref>
* {{nowrap|[[indie pop]]}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=RA6-PA2005-IA33|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|date=2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-0-85712-595-8|page=2005}}</ref>
}}<!-- end of genre flatlist -->

| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]
* [[Red Rhino Records|Red Rhino]]
* [[Fire Records (UK)|Fire]]
* [[Island Records|Island]] 
}}<!-- end of label flatlist -->

| spinoffs = {{flatlist|
* [[Relaxed Muscle]]
* [[Venini]]
* [[Beyond the Pale (Jarv Is album)|JARV IS...]]
}}<!-- end of spinoffs flatlist -->

| current_members = <!--DO NOT CHANGE! Members are listed in the order they joined the band, as per Wikipedia guidelines.-->
* [[Jarvis Cocker]]
* [[Candida Doyle]]
* [[Nick Banks]]
* [[Mark Webber (guitarist)|Mark Webber]]

| past_members = <!--DO NOT CHANGE! Members are listed in the order they joined the band, as per Wikipedia guidelines.-->
* [[Russell Senior]]
* [[Steve Mackey]]
* See [[#Band members|Band members]] section for others

| website = {{Official URL}}
}}<!-- end of infobox musical artist -->

'''Pulp''' are an English [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Sheffield]] in 1978. At their critical and commercial peak, the band consisted of [[Jarvis Cocker]] (vocals, guitar, keyboards), [[Russell Senior]] (guitar, violin), [[Candida Doyle]] (keyboards), [[Nick Banks]] (drums, percussion), [[Steve Mackey]] (bass) and [[Mark Webber (guitarist)|Mark Webber]] (guitar, keyboards). The band's "[[kitchen sink drama]]" lyrics, coupled with its references to [[British culture]], led to Cocker and Pulp becoming reluctant figureheads of the [[Britpop]] movement.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheppard |first=Justin |date=7 March 2007 |title=Jarvis Cocker not into 'Britpop' |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/jarvis-cocker-not-into-britpop/9623/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195625/http://www.prefixmag.com/news/jarvis-cocker-not-into-britpop/9623/ |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=26 October 2013 |website=Prefix |quote=I hated that term [Britpop] and never considered Pulp to be a part of that...}}</ref>

The band struggled to find success during the 1980s, but gained UK prominence in the mid-1990s first with ''[[His 'n' Hers]]'' (1994), which was nominated for the [[Mercury Music Prize]]. Its follow-up, ''[[Different Class]]'' (1995), won the Mercury Prize, reached number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and spawned four top ten singles, including the number two hits "[[Common People]]" and "[[Mis-Shapes]]/[[Sorted for E's & Wizz]]". The band's sixth album, ''[[This Is Hardcore]]'' (1998), also debuted at number one in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. At their peak, Pulp headlined the Pyramid Stage of the [[Glastonbury Festival line-ups#1995|Glastonbury Festival]] twice and were regarded among the Britpop "big four", along with [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], [[Blur (band)|Blur]] and [[Suede (band)|Suede]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/25/suede-review |title=Suede – review |last=Hann |first=Michael |date=25 August 2013 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Campion |first1=Freddie |title=Band of the Week: The Drowners |url=http://www.vogue.com/873503/band-of-the-week-the-drowners/ |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=12 January 2017 |date=23 April 2012 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305200634/http://www.vogue.com/873503/band-of-the-week-the-drowners/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The band released ''[[We Love Life]]'' in 2001 and then took a decade-long break, having sold more than 10 million records.<ref>Brown, Glyn. "[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/darren-spooner-who-the-hell-does-he-think-he-is-584302.html Darren Spooner: Who the Hell Does He Think He Is?]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}". ''[[The Independent]]''. 23 October 2003. Retrieved on 25 September 2009.</ref> Pulp reunited in 2011 to play multiple festivals and released "[[After You (Pulp song)|After You]]" in 2013, their first song in 12 years. The band reunited a second time in 2022 to tour once again, and later announced their eighth album ''[[More (Pulp album)|More]]'' for release in June 2025.

==History==
===Early years: 1978–1983===
Pulp were formed in 1978 at [[The City School (Sheffield)|The City School]] in Sheffield by Jarvis Cocker, then 15 years old, and Peter Dalton, then 14. Cocker's original preference was to name the band after the film ''[[Pulp (1972 film)|Pulp]]'' starring [[Michael Caine]], though it was decided that this was too short. Instead, the two took inspiration from a copy of the ''[[Financial Times]]'' which listed the [[Coffee arabica|Arabicas]] coffee bean in its commodity index. Cocker and Dalton used this, with a slight spelling change, and the band became "Arabicus".<ref>Sturdy, p. 7.</ref> Early rehearsals took place in Cocker's house and featured Cocker, Dalton and Dalton's younger brother Ian. After finally deciding on "Arabicus Pulp", a fixed line-up was then established: Cocker, Dalton and two friends of theirs, David "Fungus" Lockwood and Mark Swift.<ref>Sturdy, p. 9.</ref> The band played their first public gig at [[Rotherham College of Arts and Technology|Rotherham Arts Centre]] in July 1980.<ref name="Record Collector">Reed, John. "The Complete History of Pulp". ''Record Collector''. December 1994.</ref> Later that year, Cocker met future member Russell Senior, who recognised Cocker from his charismatic sales techniques in his part-time job at the local [[fish market]].<ref>Sturdy, p. 22.</ref>

Pulp's musical style at this time was varied, approximately described as "a cross between [[ABBA]] and [[The Fall (band)|the Fall]]".<ref>Sturdy, p. 17.</ref> A local fanzine also noted this eclecticism, describing them as sounding "as if they listen to the [[John Peel]] show every night in an endless quest for influences".<ref>Sturdy, p. 25.</ref> Indeed, in October 1981, they gave a [[demo tape]] to Peel, who granted them a [[List of The Peel Sessions artists#P|Peel Session]].<ref>Sturdy, p. 34.</ref> The session was a giant leap forward for the young band, who became well known on the local music scene as a result. The tracks recorded were in the typical [[Sheffield#Music|Sheffield sound]] of the time (cf. [[the Human League]] and [[Comsat Angels]]): [[electronica|electronic]] [[New wave music|new wave]] and [[post-punk]]. These tracks were released in 2006 on ''[[The Peel Sessions (Pulp album)|The Peel Sessions]]'' compilation.

Despite their exposure on national radio, success was not forthcoming and, apart from Cocker, most of the core line-up left for university. Soon, a new set of musicians were gathered: [[Simon Hinkler]] (who later joined [[Mission UK|the Mission]]), David Hinkler, [[siiiii|Wayne Furniss]] (who switched to guitar after playing drums in the previous lineup), Peter Boam, Gary Wilson, and Cocker's sister, Saskia. They managed to get enough local backing to record a mini-album in late 1982, entitled ''[[It (Pulp album)|It]]'' (the title was a pun on [[pulpit]], as if the band were preaching to the audience<ref name="Record Collector" />), which was released in April 1983 by [[Red Rhino Records]]. This largely consisted of [[folk music|folkish]], romantic pop songs influenced by [[Leonard Cohen]] and was a change of direction from the Peel Sessions two years earlier. The album was later released by [[Cherry Red Records]].

Though ''It'' failed commercially and fame was still elusive, the band continued to seek commercial success even to the point of recording a single, "Everybody's Problem"/"There Was". The single demonstrated a style shift advised by Red Rhino's Tony Perrin who had convinced Cocker that he "could write commercial songs like [[Wham!]]".<ref>{{cite web|author=Anthony |title=Everybody's Problem |url=http://www.mlp.cz/space/Opatrilp/Pulp/Everybodys_Problem.disc.html |access-date=31 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311035153/http://www.mlp.cz/space/Opatrilp/Pulp/Everybodys_Problem.disc.html |archive-date=11 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This approach also failed and the ''It'' lineup soon dissolved.

===Fire Records era: 1983–1992===
Around this time, Cocker had become involved in an [[experimental theatre]]/[[performance art]] company organised by Russell Senior; the two soon began writing and rehearsing music together, eventually enlisting fellow performance artist Magnus Doyle to play drums.<ref name="Senior-2015a">{{Cite book |last=Senior |first=Russell |title=Freak Out the Squares: Life in a Band Called Pulp |publisher=Aurum Press |year=2015 |isbn=9781781314715 |location=London |chapter=Chapter 3: Island of Bohemia}}</ref> As Senior recounted, this was for all intents and purposes a new project, related to Cocker's previous band in name only:<blockquote>We had a discussion on what to call the new band, Jarvis didn't like the name of my previous [[psychobilly]] band the Nightmares, and I quite liked the name Pulp but didn't particularly want to be associated with it. We tried sticking a pin in a dictionary but all the names were rubbish and he persuaded me that keeping the name Pulp would bring a few people in, so it stuck.<ref name="Senior-2015a" /></blockquote>With the eventual addition of bassist Peter "Manners" Mansell and occasional keyboardist/engineer Tim Allcard, this new incarnation of Pulp survived a number of ill-fated gigs (including one at a rugby club at [[Brunel University]] which ended in a riot<ref name="Record Collector" />) before Allcard left to be replaced on keyboards by Doyle's sister [[Candida Doyle|Candida]] in 1984. At her first gig with the band, in a London pub, Pulp were scouted by their soon-to-be label, the fledgling indie [[Fire Records (UK)|Fire Records]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Senior |first=Russell |title=Freak Out the Squares: Life in a Band Called Pulp |publisher=Aurum Press |year=2015 |isbn=9781781314715 |location=London |chapter=Chapter 7: Candy-Coloured Keyboard}}</ref> Soon after signing, in November 1985, Cocker fell out of a window while trying to impress a girl with a [[Spider-Man]] impression and ended up in hospital, temporarily requiring the use of a wheelchair in which he appeared during concerts.<ref>Sturdy, p. 124.</ref>  

Fire released the singles "[[Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)|Little Girl]]" (1985), "[[Dogs Are Everywhere]]" (1986), and [[They Suffocate at Night|"They Suffocate at Night"]] (1987) before finally releasing the band's next LP ''[[Freaks (Pulp album)|Freaks]]'' (1987), recorded in one week on a budget of £600 due to record label pressure.<ref name="Senior-2015b">{{Cite book |last=Senior |first=Russell |title=Freak Out the Squares: Life in a Band Called Pulp |publisher=Aurum Press |year=2015 |isbn=9781781314715 |location=London |chapter=Chapter 15: 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨}}</ref><ref name="Sturdy" /> Cocker was irritated, and remarked that "the songs could've been done a lot better if we'd have had a bit more time...".<ref name="Sturdy">Sturdy, p. 138.</ref> The release of ''Freaks'' had been delayed for a year, in which time the band's lineup had largely destabilised, the most notable fluctuations being the departures of Mansell and both Doyles and the addition of drummer [[Nick Banks]] (though Candida Doyle would soon rejoin the band on a long-term basis after a couple of brief absences).<ref name="Senior-2015b" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Banks |first=Nick |title=So It Started There: From Punk to Pulp |date=2023 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-1-78759-259-9 |edition= |location=London |chapter=Chapter 13: The Advert (Woodchip on the Wall...)}}</ref> With the album emerging to minimal label promotion and only moving a few hundred copies, and the initial Fire contract having wound down, Pulp recorded demos of newer, more pop-oriented material with [[Chakk]]'s label FON in Sheffield.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Senior |first=Russell |title=Freak Out the Squares: Life in a Band Called Pulp |publisher=Auram Press |year=2015 |isbn=9781781314715 |location=London |chapter=Chapter 16: The Curious Case of Captain Sleep}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Banks |first=Nick |title=So It Started There: From Punk to Pulp |date=2023 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-1-78759-259-9 |location=London |chapter=Chapter 15: Freaks Fallout (Don't You Want Me Anymore?)}}</ref> A single called "Death Comes To Town" was due to be released by FON in early 1988, but this relationship disintegrated and the release was cancelled.<ref>Sturdy, p. 165.</ref> Pulp would play two notable gigs in Sheffield that year, including the high-concept "Day That Never Happened" show at [[The Leadmill]] in August; the same night of this event, however, Cocker informed Senior that he was leaving for London to study film, having been accepted to [[Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design]] and had his fill of struggling to move the band's career forward.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Banks |first=Nick |title=So It Started There: From Punk to Pulp |date=2023 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-1-78759-259-9 |edition= |location=London |chapter=Chapter 16: The Dark Ages (Separations)}}</ref><ref name="Senior-2015c">{{Cite book |last=Senior |first=Russell |title=Freak Out the Squares: Life in a Band Called Pulp |date=2015 |publisher=Auram Press |isbn=978-1-78131-471-5 |location=London |chapter=Chapter 17: The Day That Never Happened}}</ref>

Though Cocker's relocation and frustrated attitude seemed to spell a natural endpoint for Pulp, Senior encouraged him that the time had not yet come to disband.<ref name="Senior-2015c" /> Banks, too, recalled that the situation was discouraging but not final:<blockquote>Pulp was in bits. Scattered. But, we never sat down and said, "That's it, the end, see you later." There was still a dimly flickering ember under the rubble. There was still a desire to try and keep things going - somehow. We didn't know how this was going to happen, we just thought the songs we had were too vital to let die.<ref name="Banks-2023a">{{Cite book |last=Banks |first=Nick |title=So It Started There: From Punk to Pulp |date=2023 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-1-78759-259-9 |edition= |location=London |chapter=Chapter 17: London Calling (Death Comes To Town)}}</ref></blockquote>[[Steve Mackey]], a fellow Sheffielder and supportive fan, was also studying in London by this time and was asked to join as a bass player.<ref name="Banks-2023a" /><ref>Sturdy, p. 172.</ref> In 1989, Fire Records approached Cocker about re-signing Pulp, promising a £10,000 recording budget; still wary from their prior experience with the label, the band booked FON's studio and producer [[Alan Smyth]] once again in hopes that they could use Fire's studio advance without actually formalising a new deal.<ref name="Banks-2023a" /> Under this arrangement, Pulp commenced work on what would ultimately become their next LP ''[[Separations (album)|Separations]]''. Upon completing the album, with no discernible interest from any other label, the band reluctantly agreed to re-sign with Fire Records.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Banks |first=Nick |title=So It Started There: From Punk to Pulp |date=2023 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-1-78759-259-9 |edition= |location=London |chapter=Chapter 18: Return to Fire (Going Back to Find Her)}}</ref> As with ''Freaks'', the label would delay the release of ''Separations'' considerably, sitting on the album until 1992. 

In the meantime, however, in 1991, the "[[My Legendary Girlfriend]]" 12-inch became ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s single of the week. [[Stuart Maconie]] described it in his review as "a throbbing ferment of nightclub soul and teen opera".<ref>Sturdy, p. 190.</ref> Another 1991 single, "[[Countdown (Pulp song)|Countdown]]," began to be mentioned in the mainstream press,<ref name="Courier Mail">Robinson, N. ''The Courier Mail and The Sunday Mail''. 15 August 1991.</ref><ref name="Rock/gig guide">Gallivan, Joseph. "Rock/gig guide". ''The Independent''. 29 August 1991.</ref> and in October of that year, the band played its first overseas gig, a concert organised by French magazine ''[[Les Inrockuptibles]]''.<ref>Sturdy, p. 198.</ref> Frustrated by what they viewed as a still intractable situation with Fire, Pulp worked with their new manager Suzanne Catty to drum up interest from major-label [[Artists and repertoire|A&Rs]] in London; an arrangement was reached for interested suitor [[Island Records]] to informally fund a few singles on [[Warp Records]] imprint Gift in order to bolster Pulp's indie profile while testing the commercial waters with a larger production budget.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Banks |first=Nick |title=So It Started There: From Punk to Pulp |date=2023 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-1-78759-259-9 |edition= |location=London |chapter=Chapter 21: Salvation? (Being Followed Home)}}</ref> [[O.U. (Gone, Gone)|"O.U.]]" was thus released by Gift in June 1992 (the same month ''Separations'' would finally see release on Fire); when Island learned of the band's heretofore unrevealed contractual obligation to Fire Records, however, further funding was withheld for fear of legal action, causing Cocker to seek a £5,000 loan from his family in order to keep Gift's planned release of "[[Babies (song)|Babies]]" on schedule for October.<ref name="Banks-2023b">{{Cite book |last=Banks |first=Nick |title=So It Started There: From Punk to Pulp |date=2023 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-1-78759-259-9 |edition= |location=London |chapter=Chapter 23: More Problems (Goodnight)}}</ref> Amid the stress and ambiguity of this episode, the band severed ties with Catty and soon took on the services of [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade's]] management arm, who would successfully negotiate Pulp's release from Fire to Island Records under condition of the smaller label receiving a portion of the band's future major-label earnings.<ref name="Banks-2023b" />

The band would later look back on its experiences with Fire Records as a disillusioning time, citing problems like poor promotion, lack of adequate distribution, and a failure to coordinate release schedules with Pulp's live activity; both Cocker and Senior confessed after the fact that the band agreed to the initial Fire deal because it "was the only offer on the table."<ref name="Record Collector" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Senior |first=Russell |title=Freak Out the Squares: Life in a Band Called Pulp |publisher=Aurum Press |year=2015 |isbn=9781781314715 |location=London |chapter=Chapter 11: What to Wear?}}</ref>

Upon his own reflection, Banks took a slightly more equivocal stance on the label situation during this period:<blockquote>[Fire] did put out Pulp records when nobody else wanted to. OK, they were often months and years after they were recorded and almost all of them garnered zero sales, airplay, or interest but they were the only people to invest any money in Pulp for a long time. It is very easy to see that Pulp could have foundered in the mid and late eighties due to lack of interest. Is a band even a band without being able to release music? At least with Fire something was coming out. Just.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Banks |first=Nick |title=So It Started There: From Punk to Pulp |date=2023 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-1-78759-259-9 |edition= |location=London |chapter=Acknowledgements}}</ref></blockquote>

===Commercial height: 1993–1996===
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After one final Gift single in February 1993 with [[Razzmatazz (song)|"Razzmatazz,"]] Island would fully take over releasing, with "[[Lipgloss (song)|Lipgloss]]" and the band's first [[UK singles chart|UK top 40]] hit "[[Do You Remember the First Time?]]"<ref name="uk_charts">Roberts, David (editor) (2006) [1977]. ''[[British Hit Singles & Albums]]'' (19th edition). London: [[HiT Entertainment]]. p. 442. {{ISBN|1-904994-10-5}}.</ref> These singles were followed by the [[Ed Buller]]-produced album ''[[His 'n' Hers]]'' (1994), which reached number nine on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and was nominated for the [[Mercury Music Prize]].<ref name="uk_charts" />

This sudden increase in popularity was helped by the massive media interest in [[Britpop]] alongside acts such as Suede, [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] and [[Blur (band)|Blur]], with Pulp supporting the latter in a 1994 tour of the United States. 1995 saw the peak of Pulp's fame, with the release of their number two single on the UK Singles Chart, "[[Common People (song)|Common People]]",<ref name="uk_charts" /> in May 1995 and their performance in June at the [[Glastonbury Festival line-ups#1995|Glastonbury Festival]] (standing in for [[The Stone Roses]] at the last minute). A double A-side single, "[[Sorted for E's & Wizz|Sorted for E's & Wizz/Mis-Shapes]]", was to precede the release of their next album, ''[[Different Class]]'' (1995). Upon the release of "Sorted for E's and Wizz", the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' printed a front-page story headed "BAN THIS SICK STUNT" alongside a story by [[Kate Thornton]] which said the song was "pro-drugs" and called for the single to be banned.<ref>"Ban This Sick Stunt". ''The Daily Mirror''. 20 September 1995.</ref> The single had an inlay which showed how to conceal amphetamines in a [[DIY]] 'wrap'. Cocker released a statement two days later saying: "...'Sorted' is not a pro-drugs song. Nowhere on the sleeve does it say you are supposed to put drugs in here but I understand the confusion. I don't think anyone who listens to 'Sorted' would come away thinking it had a pro-drugs message." The single reached number two on the UK Singles Charts.<ref name="uk_charts" />

Released in October 1995, ''Different Class'' garnered significant critical praise and debuted at the top of the UK Album Chart.<ref name="uk_charts" /> This was the first album featuring Pulp fan-club president [[Mark Webber (guitarist)|Mark Webber]], who became a permanent member of the band on guitar and keyboards. The album followed similar themes to their previous work with observations of life expressed through Cocker's sexualised, sometimes dark and witty lyrics. Other singles released from ''Different Class'' were "[[Disco 2000 (song)|Disco 2000]]" and "[[Something Changed]]", which reached numbers seven and ten respectively in the UK.<ref name="uk_charts" /> In September 1996, ''Different Class'' won the Mercury Music Prize.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

It was at this time that Cocker gained significant media exposure due to a notorious prank at the 1996 [[BRIT Awards]], where he invaded the stage in protest during pop singer [[Michael Jackson]]'s performance of "[[Earth Song]]" and "wiggled his backside" at the audience.  After complaints by Jackson and his entourage, Cocker spent the night in Kensington Police Station charged with [[actual bodily harm]] and assaulting the child performers. However, with British comedian and former solicitor [[Bob Mortimer]] acting as legal representation, he was released without charge.<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/events/brit_awards/jarvis.htm The Highs and Lows of the Brit Awards]". BBC News. Retrieved on 31 March 2009.</ref> This incident propelled Cocker into great controversy in the UK and elsewhere, and Pulp's record sales soared as a result. The event also coincided with the beginning of their first arena tour and the ''Daily Mirror'', who had attacked the band months earlier, set up a "Justice for Jarvis" campaign backing his actions and carried out a stunt at Pulp's [[Sheffield Arena]] gig on 29 February, handing out free T-shirts. The ''NME'' described Cocker's actions as a "great publicity stunt" which was "creative, subversive and very, very funny",<ref name="NME March 1996">Mulvey, John. "Fiasco 2000!". ''NME''. 2 March 1996.</ref> while ''[[Melody Maker]]'' described Cocker as, "arguably the Fifth Most Famous Man in Britain"<ref name="MM March 1996">Simpson, Dave. "Fame Fatale". ''Melody Maker''. 30 March 1996.</ref> and suggested he should be [[knighthood|knighted]].

In March 1996, a compilation of Pulp's early recordings on Fire Records entitled ''[[Countdown 1992–1983]]'' was released on the Nectar Masters label. It received largely negative reviews, but due to the band's popularity at the time it reached the top 10 of the UK charts. Cocker, whose permission was not sought before release, urged fans not to purchase the album, comparing it to "a garish old family photograph album".<ref name="MM March 1996" /> Later in 1996, Pulp gained minor international recognition on the back of the inclusion of the track "Mile End" on the [[Trainspotting (soundtrack)|''Trainspotting'' soundtrack]]. In August, the band played their last public performance for almost two years as headliners of the 1996 [[V Festival#V96|V Festival]].

===Until break-up: 1996–2002===
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It was during this period of intense fame and [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] scrutiny that longtime member and major innovator in the band's sound Russell Senior decided to leave the band, saying, "it wasn't creatively rewarding to be in Pulp anymore".<ref name="Observer98">Barber, Lynn. "Puppy Love". ''The Observer''. 5 April 1998.</ref> The band were due to begin working on a new album in late 1996. However, Cocker was having difficulty with the celebrity lifestyle, battling [[cocaine]] addiction and a break-up of a long-term relationship. When the band came to begin work on the next album, they had only one song – "[[Help the Aged (song)|Help the Aged]]".<ref name="Observer98" /> This creative inertia meant the band took over a year to finish the next record. Indeed, it was Cocker's disillusionment with his long-desired wish for fame that made up much of the subject matter of ''[[This Is Hardcore]]'', which was released in March 1998. The album took a darker and more challenging tone than that of ''Different Class'' and lyrical topics – pornography (the title track), fame ("Glory Days") and [[comedown (drugs)|the after effects of drugs]] ("The Fear") – were dealt with more earnestly than on previous records. Also in 1998, Pulp collaborated with Patrick Doyle on the song "Like A Friend" for the soundtrack to the film ''[[Great Expectations (1998 film)|Great Expectations]]''. The song was also used in the [[Adult Swim]] cartoon ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'' season 4 finale "[[Operation: P.R.O.M.]]"

Pulp then spent a few years "in the wilderness" before reappearing in 2001 with a new album, ''[[We Love Life]]''. The extended period between the release of ''This is Hardcore'' and ''We Love Life'' is partly attributed to having initially recorded the songs which comprise the album and being dissatisfied with the results. Subsequent interviews also suggested interpersonal and artistic differences, including managing the fallout of the Britpop/''Different Class'' era. Singer/songwriter [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] agreed to produce the record and this symbolised a new phase in Pulp's development. This new effort fell short of expectations and was to be Pulp's last.

Pulp subsequently undertook a tour of the National Parks in the UK, even playing a show as far north as [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]] in Scotland. [[Richard Hawley]], the Sheffield-based singer/songwriter, was also present on various dates on this tour. He later described it as "very much pink feather boas and glamour which was great and brilliant. That was about trying to find glamour among all the shit and I loved all that".<ref>{{cite web|title = Poems In People: An Interview With Richard Hawley|url = http://thequietus.com/articles/16507-richard-hawley-interview|access-date = 27 September 2015|website = thequietus.com|date = 20 October 2014|publisher = The Quietus|first = Julian|last = Marszalek}}</ref> In 2002 the band announced that they were leaving their label, Island. A greatest hits package was released: ''[[Hits (Pulp album)|Hits]]'', with one new track. It is unclear whether this was the band's decision or released to satisfy contractual agreements. A music festival, Auto, was organised (held at Rotherham's [[Magna Science Adventure Centre|Magna]] centre) where they played their last gig before embarking on a 9-year hiatus.

===After break-up: 2003–2010===
Cocker was involved in a number of one-offs and side projects, including the group [[Relaxed Muscle]] with [[Jason Buckle]] and the film ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', where he fronted a group which included Steve Mackey and members of [[Radiohead]]. In 2006 he collaborated with Air, Neil Hannon and Charlotte Gainsbourg on her album entitled ''5:55''. In 2007 he appeared on [[Air (French band)|Air]]'s album ''[[Pocket Symphony]]'', co-writing and giving vocals to the tracks "One Hell of a Party" and "The Duelist". His first solo album, ''[[Jarvis (album)|Jarvis]]'', with the participation of Mackey, was released to critical acclaim in November 2006. Candida Doyle has performed live with Cocker on his solo tours. Mackey produced tracks on the debut album by [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]], ''[[Arular]]'', and on ''[[Someone to Drive You Home]]'' by [[the Long Blondes]], both of which were critically well received. He has also produced tracks for [[Bromheads Jacket]] and [[Florence + The Machine]].

On 11 September 2006 the band re-released three of their albums (''His 'n' Hers'', ''Different Class'', and ''This Is Hardcore''), each with a bonus disc of B-sides, demos and rarities. On 23 October 2006 a 2-CD set compiling all of Pulp's [[John Peel]] Sessions from 1982 to 2001 was released.

===First reunion: 2011–2013===
[[File:Pulp performing at Isle of Wight Festival 2011 3.JPG|thumb|upright=0.7|Pulp performing in 2011: (Left to right) guitarist [[Mark Webber (guitarist)|Mark Webber]], keyboardist [[Candida Doyle]], singer [[Jarvis Cocker]] and drummer [[Nick Banks]]]]
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In November 2010 it was announced that the ''Different Class'' line-up (Cocker, Banks, Doyle, Mackey, Senior and Webber) would be playing at the Wireless festival in London's Hyde Park and a Saturday slot at the [[Isle of Wight Festival 2011|Isle of Wight Festival]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gsmez3jwQ59A-15bFBBBKxG0fmOA?docId=N0091201289896102097A |title=The article requested is no longer available |access-date=25 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125004516/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gsmez3jwQ59A-15bFBBBKxG0fmOA?docId=N0091201289896102097A |archive-date=25 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In a message sent to the band's official mailing list on 1 January 2011, Cocker said the large amount of interest in the band's reunion had been "an inspiration," and that he was pleased with how rehearsals were going.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/pulp/54414 |title=Pulp promise not to let fans down during reunion shows|website=Nme.com |date=2 January 2011 |access-date=9 October 2011}}</ref>

The band announced 22 concerts between May and September 2011, taking place in Europe and Australia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pulppeople.com/#concerts | title=2011 tour dates | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109193045/http://www.pulppeople.com/#concerts | archive-date=9 November 2010 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Pulp were one of the surprise special guests at [[Glastonbury Festival 2011]] in June where they played on The Park stage on Saturday evening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0627/mossk.html|title=Moss not allowed into secret Pulp gig |date=27 June 2011|work=RTÉ News|access-date=27 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23964574-glastonbury-worthy-farm---review.do |title=Glastonbury: Beyonce, Radiohead, U2 and Pulp – review |date=27 June 2011 |work=London Evening Standard |access-date=27 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630141950/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23964574-glastonbury-worthy-farm---review.do |archive-date=30 June 2011 }}</ref> They performed at the Sziget Festival in Hungary on 10 August,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pulp/2011/obudai-sziget-budapest-hungary-bd085ee.html=|title=Setlist|website=setlist.fm|date=10 August 2011|access-date=17 June 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Way Out West Festival]] in Sweden on 13 August, and played as co-headliners to [[The Strokes]] at the [[Reading Festival]] and the [[Leeds Festival]] during the final weekend of August 2011. They headlined the Electric Picnic on 4 September, their last festival of the year. On 9 January 2012, the Coachella festival line-up was released, with Pulp listed as part of the line-up. Further dates were announced, including North and South America and a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Senior did not take part in the 2012 gigs.

In February 2012, ''It'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=12;1;304;-1;201&sku=521353 |title=Pulp: It (2012 Re-issue) (2012): CD |publisher=hmv.com |date=13 February 2012 |access-date=1 August 2012}}</ref> ''Freaks''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=12;1;304;-1;201&sku=521296 |title=Pulp: Freaks (2012 Re-issue): 2cd (2012): CD |publisher=hmv.com |date=13 February 2012 |access-date=1 August 2012}}</ref> and ''Separations''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=12;1;304;-1;201&sku=521472 |title=Pulp: Separations (2012 Re-issue) (2012): CD |publisher=hmv.com |date=13 February 2012 |access-date=1 August 2012}}</ref> (the albums released by [[Fire Records (UK)|Fire Records]]) were re-issued. These editions came with bonus tracks, including "Death Goes to the Disco", "Dogs Are Everywhere" and "Sink or Swim".

Cocker told ''[[ShortList (magazine)|ShortList]]'' magazine in April 2012 that he was working on ideas for new Pulp songs,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/music/jarvis-cocker |title=Jarvis Cocker On Cocktails, X-Factor And... The Gym|date=April 2012|work=ShortList|access-date=23 April 2012}}</ref> but in November he told ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' that the band had no plans to release new material and would be "cruising off into the sunset" at the end of the year, signalling a possible end to the reunion.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/pulp-will-not-release-new-material_3389773 |title=Pulp &#124; Pulp Will Not Release New Material |magazine=Contactmusic.com |date=26 November 2012 |access-date=4 December 2012}}</ref>

The band played a one-off concert in their hometown of Sheffield in December that year, at the 13,500 capacity [[Motorpoint Arena Sheffield|Motorpoint Arena]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4357959 |title=Pulp To Play Sheffield Arena in December 2012 / Music Forum // Drowned in Sound |publisher=Drownedinsound.com |date=10 July 2012 |access-date=1 August 2012 |archive-date=15 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115013506/http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4357959 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and made a previously unreleased track, "[[After You (Pulp song)|After You]]", available for download to those who had attended the concert. It was subsequently released to the general public in January 2013 via digital download. The song had previously only existed in demo form.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/after-you-pulp-to-release-christmas-present-single-on-itunes-8466940.html |title=After You: Pulp to release Christmas present single on iTunes |website=The Independent |date=25 January 2013 |access-date=26 October 2013}}</ref> Their last performance was to promote the song on ''[[The Jonathan Ross Show]]'' on 9 February 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/pulp/68520 |title=Pulp perform new single 'After You' on Jonathan Ross show |website=NME |date=4 February 2013 |access-date=8 June 2014}}</ref>

In May 2015, a music heritage plaque was unveiled at the venue of the band's first gig, The Leadmill, Sheffield. Band members Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Steve Mackey, Candida Doyle and Mark Webber were present at the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-s-on/out-about/sheffield-music-legends-honoured-with-heritage-plaque-1-7244312 |title=Sheffield music legends honoured with heritage plaque |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818143320/http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-s-on/out-about/sheffield-music-legends-honoured-with-heritage-plaque-1-7244312 |archive-date=18 August 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Second reunion: 2022–present===
In July 2022, following speculation from a cryptic Instagram post, Cocker announced that the band would reunite for a series of concerts in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krol |first1=Charlotte |title=Jarvis Cocker confirms Pulp reunion shows for 2023 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jarvis-cocker-confirms-pulp-reunion-shows-for-2023-3276640 |website=NME |date=25 July 2022 |access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref> Nick Banks also tweeted confirming the announcement by saying "Hey folks, unsurprisingly it's has all gone a bit mental on here. Gig details will be revealed as and when. Stay calm, hug your #pulp records and dream of going mental sometime in 2023."<ref>{{cite tweet |title=Register |url-access=limited |user=therealnickbank |number=1551675111907934210 |url=https://twitter.com/therealnickbank/status/1551675111907934210 |access-date=12 August 2022 }}</ref>

The reunion was officially confirmed on 28 October 2022, with dates announced at [[Finsbury Park]], [[TRNSMT]], [[Latitude Festival]] as well as two homecoming shows at [[Sheffield Arena]]. Steve Mackey announced on his Instagram that he would not be taking part in the tour but stated; "Wishing Candy, Nick, Mark and Jarvis the very best with forthcoming performances in the UK and also an enormous thanks to Pulp's amazing fanbase, many of whom have sent me lovely messages today".<ref>{{cite web |title=STEVE MACKEY on Instagram: "PULP Is a very important part of my creative life... and I'm exceptionally proud of the body of work we've created together. Jarvis and I remastered Pulp's entire Universal Records back catalogue together just over two years ago at Abbey Road Studios. It was a huge pleasure to do that and review our songs and recordings together. There have been wide reports of a full reunion for UK concerts today. However I've decided to continue the work I'm engaged in – music, filmmaking and photography projects, and will not be joining them for these UK shows just announced Wishing Candy, Nick, Mark and Jarvis the very best with forthcoming performances in the UK and also an enormous thanks to Pulp's amazing fanbase, many of whom have sent me lovely messages today Steve X" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQy6bsNl89/ |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=Instagram }}</ref> On 2 March 2023, the band announced that Mackey had died at the age of 56.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Robin |title=Pulp Bass Player Steve Mackey Has Died {{!}} News |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/pulp-bass-player-steve-mackey-has-died/ |website=Clash Magazine |access-date=2 March 2023 |date=2 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pulp bassist Steve Mackey dies aged 56 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64827409 |website=BBC News |access-date=2 March 2023 |date=2 March 2023}}</ref>

For the reunion tour, the band were joined by Andrew McKinney on bass, Emma Smith on guitar and violin, and Adam Betts on keyboards, guitar, and percussion. The tour also featured a ten-piece string section called the Elysian Collective.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-pulp-play-their-first-show-in-over-a-decade-setlist-video/|title=Watch Pulp play their first show in over a decade (setlist, video)|first=Bill|last=Pearis|work=Brooklyn Vegan|date=26 May 2023|accessdate=27 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="pulptweetwelcome">{{cite tweet |user=welovepulp |number=1666425691146002436 |title=Introducing some new members of the Pulp family...}}</ref> During this tour they also debuted two new songs; "Hymn of the North" and "Background Noise". The reunion continued into 2024 with a North America tour which began in September.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/pulp-announce-2024-north-american-tour-3602825 | title=Pulp announce 2024 North American tour | website=[[NME]] | date=18 March 2024 }}</ref> During this leg they debuted three more new songs: "Spike Island", "My Sex" and "Farmer's Market".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-pulp-debut-another-brooding-new-song-my-sex-3792774 | title=Watch Pulp debut another brooding new song 'My Sex' | website=[[NME]] | date=11 September 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-pulp-debut-new-song-spike-island-as-they-kick-off-us-tour-3792000 | title=Watch Pulp debut new song 'Spike Island' as they kick off US tour | website=[[NME]] | date=9 September 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2281049/watch-pulp-debut-new-song-farmers-market-in-la/news/ | title=Pulp Debut New Song "Farmer's Market" in LA: Watch | date=19 September 2024 }}</ref>

On 12 December 2024, the band announced that they had signed with [[Rough Trade Records]], which had managed the band previously.<ref>{{cite web |last=Green |first=Walden |date=12 December 2024 |title=Pulp Sign to Rough Trade Records |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pulp-sign-to-rough-trade/ |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=Pitchfork }}</ref>

Pulp will release ''[[More (Pulp album)|More]]'', their first album since 2001, on 6 June 2025.<ref name="more1">{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Pulp Announce Reunion Album 'More': Hear "Spike Island" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2303739/pulp-announce-reunion-album-more-hear-spike-island/music/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=10 April 2025 |language=en |date=10 April 2025}}</ref> "Spike Island", the album's first single, was released on 10 April.<ref name="more1"/>

==Band members==
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'''Current members'''<ref>{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Erica |date=28 October 2022 |title=Pulp's Steve Mackey won't be part of next year's reunion |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/pulps-steve-mackey-wont-be-part-of-next-years-reunion-3338634 |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=NME }}</ref>
* [[Jarvis Cocker]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums (1978–2002, 2011–2013, 2022–present)
* [[Candida Doyle]]&nbsp;– keyboards, organ, backing vocals (1984–1986, 1987–2002, 2011–2013, 2022–present)
* [[Nick Banks]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion (1986–2002, 2011–2013, 2022–present)
* [[Mark Webber (guitarist)|Mark Webber]]&nbsp;– guitar, keyboards (1995–2002, 2011–2013, 2022–present; touring musician 1991–1995)

'''Touring musicians'''
* Andrew McKinney&nbsp;– bass (2023–present)<ref name="pulptweetwelcome" />
* Emma Smith&nbsp;– violin, guitar (2023–present)
* Adam Betts&nbsp;– percussion, guitar, keyboards (2023–present)
* Richard Jones – viola, keyboards, backing vocals (2023–present)
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'''Former members'''
* [[Steve Mackey]]&nbsp;– bass (1988–2002, 2011–2013, died 2023)
* [[Russell Senior]] – guitar, violin, vocals (1983–1997, 2011)
* Peter Dalton&nbsp;– guitar, keyboards, vocals (1978–1982)
* Ian Dalton&nbsp;– percussion (1978–1979)
* David "Fungus" Lockwood&nbsp;– bass (1979)
* Mark Swift&nbsp;– drums, percussion (1979–1980)
* Philip Thompson&nbsp;– bass (1979–1980)
* Jimmy Sellars&nbsp;– drums (1980–1981)
* Jamie Pinchbeck&nbsp;– bass (1980–1982)
* Wayne Furniss&nbsp;– drums, guitar, bass (1981–1982)
* David Hinkler&nbsp;– keyboards, organ, trombone, guitar (1982–1983)
* [[Simon Hinkler]]&nbsp;– bass, guitar, keyboards, piano (1982–1983), drums (1986)
* Peter Boam&nbsp;– bass, guitar, drums, keyboards (1982–1983, died 2006)
* Magnus Doyle&nbsp;– drums, keyboards, guitar (1983–1986)
* Peter Mansell&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals (1983–1986)
* Tim Allcard&nbsp;– keyboards, saxophone, poetry, drums (1983–1984)
* Michael Paramore&nbsp;– drums, percussion (1983)
* Steven Havenhand&nbsp;– bass (1986–1988)
* Captain Sleep&nbsp;– keyboards (1986–1987)
* [[Antony Genn]]&nbsp;– bass (1988)

'''Former touring musicians'''
* Saskia Cocker&nbsp;– backing vocals (1982–1983, 2012)
* Jill Taylor &nbsp;– backing vocals (1982–1983, 2012)
* Garry Wilson&nbsp;– drums (1982–1983)
* [[Richard Hawley]]&nbsp;– guitar (1998–2002, 2011–2012; guest 2023)<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Damian |date=10 June 2023 |title=Watch Pulp perform 'Common People' with Richard Hawley at Dublin show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-pulp-perform-common-people-with-richard-hawley-at-dublin-show-3453811 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Richards |first=Will |date=15 July 2023 |title=Watch Richard Hawley join Pulp at first Sheffield homecoming show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-richard-hawley-join-pulp-at-first-sheffield-homecoming-show-3468805 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=[[NME]] }}</ref>
* [[Leo Abrahams]]&nbsp;– guitar (2011–2013)
* Jean Cook &nbsp;– violin (2012)
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  bar:Russell from:15/09/1983 till:15/01/1997 color:Guitar
  bar:Russell from:01/01/2011 till:01/10/2011 color:Guitar
  bar:Russell from:15/09/1983 till:15/01/1997 color:BVocals width:3
  bar:Russell from:01/01/2011 till:01/10/2011 color:BVocals width:3
  bar:Russell from:15/09/1983 till:15/01/1997 color:violin width:7
  bar:Russell from:01/01/2011 till:01/10/2011 color:violin width:7
  bar:Manners from:15/12/1983 till:15/11/1986 color:Bass
  bar:Manners from:15/12/1983 till:15/11/1986 color:BVocals width:3
  bar:Candida from:15/12/1983 till:15/11/1986 color:Keys
  bar:Candida from:15/01/1987 till:14/12/2002 color:Keys
  bar:Candida from:01/01/2011 till:01/01/2013 color:Keys
  bar:Candida from:28/10/2022 till:end        color:Keys
  bar:Candida from:15/12/1983 till:15/11/1986 color:BVocals width:3
  bar:Candida from:15/01/1987 till:14/12/2002 color:BVocals width:3
  bar:Nick from:15/11/1986 till:14/12/2002 color:Drums
  bar:Nick from:01/01/2011 till:01/01/2013 color:Drums
  bar:Nick from:28/10/2022 till:end        color:Drums
  bar:Nick from:15/11/1986 till:14/12/2002 color:Perc width:3
  bar:Nick from:01/01/2011 till:01/01/2013 color:Perc width:3
  bar:Nick from:28/10/2022 till:end        color:Perc width:3
  bar:Sleep from:15/11/1986 till:15/01/1987 color:Keys
  bar:Havenhand from:15/11/1986 till:15/01/1988 color:Bass
  bar:Genn from:15/01/1988 till:15/11/1988 color:Bass
  bar:Steve from:15/11/1988 till:14/12/2002 color:Bass
  bar:Steve from:01/01/2011 till:01/01/2013 color:Bass
  bar:Zig from:15/05/1994 till:14/12/2002 color:Guitar
  bar:Zig from:15/05/1994 till:14/12/2002 color:Keys width:3
  bar:Zig from:01/01/2011 till:01/01/2013 color:Guitar
  bar:Zig from:01/01/2011 till:01/01/2013 color:Keys width:3
  bar:Zig from:28/10/2022 till:end        color:Guitar
}}

==Discography==
{{main|Pulp discography}}
* ''[[It (Pulp album)|It]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Freaks (Pulp album)|Freaks]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Separations (album)|Separations]]'' (1992)
* ''[[His 'n' Hers]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Different Class]]'' (1995)
* ''[[This Is Hardcore]]'' (1998)
* ''[[We Love Life]]'' (2001)
* ''[[More (Pulp album)|More]]'' (2025)

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" 
|-
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Nominee(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=4|[[Brit Awards]]
| rowspan=4|[[1996 Brit Awards|1996]]
| [[Brit Award for British Group|British Group]]
| Themselves
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1996|title=History|website=BRIT Awards|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|British Album of the Year]]
| ''[[Different Class]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Brit Award for Song of the Year|British Single of the Year]]
| rowspan=2|"[[Common People]]"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Brit Award for British Video of the Year|British Video of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Design and Art Direction|D&AD Awards]]
| 1996
| Pop Promo Videos: Direction
| "[[Disco 2000 (song)|Disco 2000]]"
| {{won|place=Silver|Graphite Pencil}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/1996/pop-promo-videos/21172/pulp-disco-2000/|title=Pulp – Disco 2000 &#124; Island Records &#124; D&AD Awards 1996 Pencil Winner &#124; Direction &#124; D&AD|website=Dandad.org|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3|[[Ivor Novello Awards]]
| 1996
| rowspan=2|[[Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically|Best Song Musically and Lyrically]]
| "[[Common People]]"
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors/archive/?ay=1996 |title=Archive &#124; The Ivors &#124; The Ivors Academy &#124; Champions of Music Creators |website=Ivorsacademy.com |date=30 May 1996 |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1999
| "[[A Little Soul]]"
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors/archive/?ay=1999 |title=Archive &#124; The Ivors &#124; The Ivors Academy &#124; Champions of Music Creators |website=Ivorsacademy.com |date=27 May 1999 |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| Outstanding Song Collection
| Themselves
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors/archive/?ay=2017 |title=Archive &#124; The Ivors &#124; The Ivors Academy &#124; Champions of Music Creators |website=Ivorsacademy.com |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3|[[MTV Europe Music Awards]]
| rowspan=3|[[1996 MTV Europe Music Awards|1996]]
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song|Best Song]]
| "[[Disco 2000 (song)|Disco 2000]]"
| {{nom}}
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gminfopage.com/YM/ym041.htm |title=YOGMAIL – The Unofficial George Michael Mailing List -Nov. 2/96-Issue #41 |website=Gminfopage.com |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group|Best Group]]
| rowspan=2|Themselves
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act|Best New Act]]
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"|MVPA Awards
| 1998
| Best International Video
| "[[Help the Aged (song)|Help the Aged]]"
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74 |title=Billboard – Google йМХЦХ |page=74 |date=5 April 1998 |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3|[[Mercury Prize]]
| 1994
| rowspan=3|Album of the Year
| ''[[His 'n' Hers]]''
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/mercury-prize-past-winners/pulp/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/mercury-prize-past-winners/pulp/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title= Pulp {{!}} Mercury Prize: all the winners, from Wolf Alice to Primal Scream |website=telegraph.co.uk |date=21 September 2018 |access-date=11 July 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Different Class]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 1998
| ''[[This Is Hardcore]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=14|[[NME Awards]]
| rowspan=6|1996
| Best Band
| rowspan=2|Themselves
| {{nom}}
|rowspan=7|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/poppoll.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060629131458/http://rocklistmusic.co.uk/poppoll.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=29 June 2006|title=Rocklist.net...NME Lists readers Pop Poll Results...|website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Best Live Act
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Video
| rowspan=2|"[[Common People]]"
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Best Single
| {{nom}}
|-
| "[[Sorted for E's & Wizz]]"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Album
| ''[[Different Class]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1997
| rowspan=2|Best Band
| rowspan=2|Themselves
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3|1999
| {{nom}}
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1998.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060629131401/http://rocklistmusic.co.uk/1998.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=29 June 2006 |title=Rocklist.net...NME End Of Year Lists 1998 |website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk |date=9 May 1992 |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Best Album
| ''[[This Is Hardcore]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Single
| "[[This Is Hardcore (song)|This is Hardcore]]"
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3|2012
| Outstanding Contribution to Music
| rowspan=3|Themselves
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/02/07/nme-awards-pulp-outstanding-contribution_n_1259360.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLnJ1Lw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADaCgf05F3xcIUm58WVI17sir_erygjOJwTd6cQ8tEWvJui_qAj29X5EKKr58e6Wqd4_e6yAvdOfaV4OAoHkNQkjzj8b0Kuf4oDi4WySMvVoOt2VTto8JPNh4ztzJXhjz7o8-0Qh36e30939DooRCx140xRIvXe83P0vcFyd4EXp |title=HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media |website=Huffingtonpost.co.uk |date=7 February 2012 |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Best Live Band
| {{nom}}
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a362948/nme-awards-2012-nominations-in-full-muse-kasabian-hurts-more/ |title=NME Awards 2012 nominations – in full |website=Digitalspy.com |date=30 January 2012 |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Greatest Music Moment of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2015
| Best Music Film
| ''[[Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets|A Film About Life, Death And Supermarkets]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/various-artists-1218-1207628|title=The full winners list at NME Awards 2015 with Austin, Texas revealed |website=Nme.com|date=18 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=4|[[Q Awards]]
| 1996
| rowspan=2|Best Live Act
| rowspan=2|Themselves
| {{won}}
| rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.everyhit.com/awardq.html|title=The Q Awards - everyHit.com|website=Everyhit.com|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|1998
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Album
| ''[[This Is Hardcore]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2012
| Inspiration Award
| rowspan=2|Themselves
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-20026456|title=Muse, Pulp and Blur win Q Awards|date=22 October 2012|access-date=23 October 2021|website=Bbc.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Smash Hits Poll Winners Party]]
| 1996
| Best Indie-Type Band
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://michaelmouse1967.wixsite.com/smashhits-remembered/1996-poll-winners |title=Articles On Smash Hits |website=Michaelmouse1967.wixsite.com |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227093058/https://michaelmouse1967.wixsite.com/smashhits-remembered/1996-poll-winners |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{end}}

==Notes==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==References==
* Mark Sturdy, ''Truth & Beauty: The Story of Pulp'' (Omnibus Press, 2003) – comprehensive biography
* Jean-Marie Pottier, ''Brit Pulp. La britpop selon Pulp, de Thatcher à Blair'' (Autour du Livre, 2009) – a French essay about the connections between Pulp and English popular culture of its time
* Russell Senior. ''Freak Out the Squares: Life in a Band Called Pulp''. (Aurum Press, 2015) - memoir regarding Senior's initial tenure and subsequent reunion with the band
* Nick Banks. ''So It Started There: From Punk to Pulp.'' (Omnibus Press, 2023) - memoir by longtime Pulp drummer
* Mark Webber. ''I’m with Pulp, Are You?'' (Hat & Beard Press, 2024) – annotated visual history by Pulp guitarist Mark Webber drawing from his extensive collection of Pulp ephemera, photographs and documents.

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.acrylicafternoons.com/disc.html Discography at acrylicafternoons.com]
* [http://www.pulpwiki.net/ PulpWiki] – a comprehensive user-generated resource for everything related to Pulp
* [http://www.baritalia.activeboard.com/ Bar Italia] – active discussion forum for Pulp fans worldwide
* [http://www.thebeatisthelaw.com The Beat Is The Law – Fanfare For The Common People (2011)] – critically acclaimed music documentary about Pulp's rise to fame
* [http://www.pulpthefilm.com/ ''Pulp: a Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets''] – Florian Habicht's film that launched at SXSW in March 2014
* {{discogs artist|Pulp}}
* {{imdb name|2128978}}

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