999 (album)

999 is the debut album by English punk rock band 999. It contained such singles as September 1977's "I'm Alive"/"Quite Disappointing" and October 1977's "Nasty Nasty"/"No Pity". The album also contained "Emergency", which was the start of the band's more distinctive approach to their previous punk sound.

999
Studio album by 999
Released	March 1978 (1978-03)
Recorded	1977
Studio	Olympic Studios, London
Genre	Pop punk, punk rock
Length	35:30
Label	United Artists
Producer	Andy Arthurs
999 chronology
999 (1978) Separates (1978)

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"Emergency" was issued as a single on 13 January 1978, as was "Me And My Desire" on 7 April 1978.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nick Cash and Guy Days, except where noted

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Me and My Desire"		3:48
2.	"Chicane Destination"		2:43
3.	"Crazy"		3:39
4.	"Your Number Is My Number"		2:59
5.	"Hit Me"		2:56
6.	"I'm Alive"	Cash Days Jon Watson	2:35

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Titanic (My Over) Reaction"		3:34
2.	"Pick It Up"		2:44
3.	"Emergency"		2:53
4.	"No Pity"		2:00
5.	"Direct Action Briefing"		2:21
6.	"Nobody Knows"	Cash Days Pablo LaBritain Watson	3:14

2000 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Quite Disappointing"	2:11
14.	"Nasty Nasty"	2:03
15.	"My Street Stinks"	1:44

Personnel

999

• Nick Cash – guitar, vocals
• Guy Days – guitar, vocals
• Pablo LaBritain – drums
• Jon Watson – bass, vocals

Technical

• Andy Arthurs – production
• Doug Bennett – engineering
• Steve Nye – engineering
• Alan Winstanley – engineering
• Paul Henry – art direction, design
• George Snow – logo
• Trevor Rogers – photography

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)	53