Second Toughest in the Infants

Second Toughest in the Infants
Second Toughest in the Infants
Studio album by Underworld
Released	11 March 1996
Recorded	1995
Studio	Lemonworld Studios, London
Genre	Electronic; techno; progressive house; breakbeat; ambient; downtempo; experimental;
Length	73:01
Label	Junior Boy's Own
Producer	Underworld
Underworld chronology
Singles from Second Toughest in the Infants
	"Pearl's Girl"; Released: May 1996, October 1996 (re-issue); "Rowla"; Released: 1996; "Juanita"; Released: 1996 (promo only);
Alternative cover
	Vinyl edition

Second Toughest in the Infants is the fourth studio album by British electronic music group Underworld, and the second in their "MK2" line-up with Darren Emerson. With this album, Underworld expanded on their progressive palette, while developing their signature sound of abrasive beats and anthemic melodies. The name of the album derives from a comment made by member Rick Smith's six-year-old nephew, Simon Prosser, when asked on his progress at infant school (the level of schooling attended by four- to seven-year-old children in the United Kingdom).^[1] Second Toughest featured the single "Pearl's Girl". The re-issue featured the band's best known single, "Born Slippy .NUXX".

The album was remastered and re-released on 20 November 2015 with deluxe and super-deluxe expanded editions.^[2]

^ Male, Andrew (April 1996). "The Three of Us Are All Accidents!". Select. No. 70. p. 91.
^ "Second Toughest in the Infants Out Now!". Underworld Live. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[SimmonProsserQuote-1] Male, Andrew (April 1996). "The Three of Us Are All Accidents!". Select. No. 70. p. 91.

[2] "Second Toughest in the Infants Out Now!". Underworld Live. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

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