38-665: [REDACTED] Look up SSS in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. SSS or Sss may refer to: Places [ edit ] SSS islands , part of the Netherlands Antilles Sheerness-on-Sea railway station , Kent, England, National Rail station code Siassi 's airport IATA code Southern Cross railway station (formerly Spencer Street), Melbourne, Australia, code Businesses and organizations [ edit ] Sisters of Social Service ,
76-484: A British new wave band formed in 1982 by former Generation X bassist Tony James . The band have had three UK top-40 hit singles , including " Love Missile F1-11 " and " 21st Century Boy ". The band's music, image and inspiration drew from a range of electronic and glam bands such as Suicide and the New York Dolls . The band, which is often just called "Sputnik", was formed by Tony James, ex-bassist of
114-810: A Catholic religious institute founded in Hungary Societas Sanctissimi Sacramenti , the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Sovran Self Storage , US, NYSE SSS SSS Defence , an Indian firm Triple-S Management Corporation Schools [ edit ] Serangoon Secondary School , a secondary school in Hougang, Singapore Sheffield Scientific School , formerly separate school of science and engineering at Yale College, Connecticut, until 1956 Singapore Sports School ,
152-503: A Catholic religious institute founded in Hungary Societas Sanctissimi Sacramenti , the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Sovran Self Storage , US, NYSE SSS SSS Defence , an Indian firm Triple-S Management Corporation Schools [ edit ] Serangoon Secondary School , a secondary school in Hougang, Singapore Sheffield Scientific School , formerly separate school of science and engineering at Yale College, Connecticut, until 1956 Singapore Sports School ,
190-519: A fan club for SS501 Solid State Survivor , a 1979 album by Yellow Magic Orchestra SweetSexySavage , a 2017 album by Kehlani "SSS", a song by The Avett Brothers from Mignonette "SSS", a song by Trickbaby from Hanging Around tripleS (or Social Sonyo Seoul), a 24-member K-pop girl group under MODHAUS Science [ edit ] Sea surface salinity Sign Systems Studies , journal of semiotics Super Soft Source or Super soft X-ray source Omega baryon (Ω ), with
228-518: A fan club for SS501 Solid State Survivor , a 1979 album by Yellow Magic Orchestra SweetSexySavage , a 2017 album by Kehlani "SSS", a song by The Avett Brothers from Mignonette "SSS", a song by Trickbaby from Hanging Around tripleS (or Social Sonyo Seoul), a 24-member K-pop girl group under MODHAUS Science [ edit ] Sea surface salinity Sign Systems Studies , journal of semiotics Super Soft Source or Super soft X-ray source Omega baryon (Ω), with
266-559: A form of the Russian verb сжигать, meaning burn, and Sputnik referencing the first man-made satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957). The band's sound was, according to James, arrived at by accident, when he inadvertently mixed elements of film soundtracks with their demo track "Love Missile F1-11" while putting together a video compilation from his favourite films. Interest in the band increased sharply in 1984 after James
304-666: A golf handicapping system SSS, the production code for the 1973 Doctor Who serial Planet of the Daleks Daniel Sturridge , Luis Suárez , and Raheem Sterling , Liverpool F.C. 's front three in the 2013–14 season Scarborough Shooting Stars , a professional basketball team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League Soccer-specific stadium , a sports stadium purpose-built for soccer Government and politics [ edit ] Selective Service System ,
342-481: A golf handicapping system SSS, the production code for the 1973 Doctor Who serial Planet of the Daleks Daniel Sturridge , Luis Suárez , and Raheem Sterling , Liverpool F.C. 's front three in the 2013–14 season Scarborough Shooting Stars , a professional basketball team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League Soccer-specific stadium , a sports stadium purpose-built for soccer Government and politics [ edit ] Selective Service System ,
380-484: A little more honest than some groups I could mention," and "our records sounded like adverts anyway". Advertisements that did sell (including spots for i-D Magazine and Studio Line from L'Oréal ) were complemented by ironic spoof ads including one for the Sputnik corporation itself claiming that "Pleasure is our Business". A subsequent tour was characterised by poor ticket sales and crowd violence, but James claimed
418-410: A method to retrieve from a database chemicals matching a given pattern of atoms and bonds Subsurface scattering , a mechanism of light transport in 3D graphics Super Scalable System , Cray-3/SSS massively parallel supercomputer project SSS* , a state-space search algorithm Fiction [ edit ] SSS (Three-Speed) , character in the anime series MADLAX Sport Searching School ,
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#1732765807131456-410: A method to retrieve from a database chemicals matching a given pattern of atoms and bonds Subsurface scattering , a mechanism of light transport in 3D graphics Super Scalable System , Cray-3/SSS massively parallel supercomputer project SSS* , a state-space search algorithm Fiction [ edit ] SSS (Three-Speed) , character in the anime series MADLAX Sport Searching School ,
494-629: A poor quality video. The singles that followed peaked outside the top 40. Second album Dress for Excess peaked at number 53 in the UK but sold well in Brazil. The band split up in July 1989, with James joining The Sisters of Mercy later that year. Chris Kavanagh went on to Big Audio Dynamite II joining Mick Jones. Mayhew formed Mayhem Deranged . A collection of early demo recordings from 1984 and 1985, along with three tracks from 1990, First Generation ,
532-443: A quark content of sss Side-side-side, solution of triangles with 3 sides known Siding Spring Survey in astronomy similia similibus solventur – a general rule in chemistry meaning "like dissolves like" Sports and entertainment [ edit ] Súper Sábado Sensacional , Venezuelan TV programme Super Special Stage in motor rallying Swedish Swing Society , a Swedish dance club Standard Scratch Score ,
570-443: A quark content of sss Side-side-side, solution of triangles with 3 sides known Siding Spring Survey in astronomy similia similibus solventur – a general rule in chemistry meaning "like dissolves like" Sports and entertainment [ edit ] Súper Sábado Sensacional , Venezuelan TV programme Super Special Stage in motor rallying Swedish Swing Society , a Swedish dance club Standard Scratch Score ,
608-542: A specialised independent school in Woodlands, Singapore Smithers Secondary School , British Columbia, Canada Smithfield-Selma School , North Carolina, US Socialist Sunday School or Socialist School of Science, UK and US Computing [ edit ] Shamir's Secret Sharing , an algorithm for dividing a secret into multiple pieces Single-serving site , a website composed of one page that serves one purpose Solid-state storage Substructure search ,
646-485: A specialised independent school in Woodlands, Singapore Smithers Secondary School , British Columbia, Canada Smithfield-Selma School , North Carolina, US Socialist Sunday School or Socialist School of Science, UK and US Computing [ edit ] Shamir's Secret Sharing , an algorithm for dividing a secret into multiple pieces Single-serving site , a website composed of one page that serves one purpose Solid-state storage Substructure search ,
684-540: The Clash , worked with the band as live sound engineer, helped manipulate their sound, and appeared with them when they opened for New Model Army . Fachtna O'Kelly, manager of the Boomtown Rats who had provided much of the band's equipment, provided the band with the name Sigue Sigue Sputnik, as a supposed reference to a Russian street gang and meaning, in rough translation "burn, burn satellite" ("sigue" coming from
722-635: The International Movement Writing Alphabet, symbols to record movement Other [ edit ] SATS Security Services at Singapore Changi Airport Senior Staff Sergeant , a rank in the Singapore Police Force Super SteadyShot , Sony image stabilization system Sonic Speed Simulator , a Roblox video game Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
760-441: The International Movement Writing Alphabet, symbols to record movement Other [ edit ] SATS Security Services at Singapore Changi Airport Senior Staff Sergeant , a rank in the Singapore Police Force Super SteadyShot , Sony image stabilization system Sonic Speed Simulator , a Roblox video game Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
798-483: The Montecristos, which released its debut album "Born to Rock n' Roll" in 2015 following a successful crowd funding project. Tony James formed the group Carbon/Silicon with Mick Jones which has released a number of free tracks digitally via www.carbonsilicon.com as well as selling music commercially, including the 2007 album release The Last Post . James claimed he had chosen his bandmates for their looks, and
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#1732765807131836-490: The United States' military conscription program Social security system Social Security System (Philippines) State Security Service , Nigerian domestic intelligence agency Svensk Socialistisk Samling , Swedish Socialist Unity, former Swedish Nazi party Linguistics [ edit ] Sign Supported Speech , a combination of sign language and English speech Sutton's Sign Symbol Sequence , now
874-427: The United States' military conscription program Social security system Social Security System (Philippines) State Security Service , Nigerian domestic intelligence agency Svensk Socialistisk Samling , Swedish Socialist Unity, former Swedish Nazi party Linguistics [ edit ] Sign Supported Speech , a combination of sign language and English speech Sutton's Sign Symbol Sequence , now
912-585: The band to pursue a solo career and has performed as Sputnik 2/ Sputnik 2 – The Future and Sigue Sigue Sputnik Electronic, self-releasing tracks under those and his own name over the years through www.sputnik2.com and other digital sites. In 2016, a 12" vinyl version of a track called "Timex Kid" was released under the Sigue Sigue Sputnik Electronic name. Neal X is a member of the Marc Almond band, and went on to form his own group,
950-515: The defunct Generation X , and Neal X (Whitmore), who recruited singer Martin Degville . Degville was a clothes designer and supplied the band's wardrobe, and YaYa, the store where he worked, became the band's base. Their first gig was in Paris, supporting Johnny Thunders , with James' former Generation X colleague and then drummer for Thunders, Mark Laff , on drums. Mick Jones , formerly of
988-419: The fictional school from Sport Ranger Medicine [ edit ] Scotopic sensitivity syndrome, alternate term for Irlen syndrome , a visual disorder Sensation Seeking Scale , a psychological measurement Sick sinus syndrome , an abnormality of heart rhythm Subclavian steal syndrome , a medical condition arising from reversed blood flow Superior sagittal sinus , an anatomical structure in
1026-419: The fictional school from Sport Ranger Medicine [ edit ] Scotopic sensitivity syndrome, alternate term for Irlen syndrome , a visual disorder Sensation Seeking Scale , a psychological measurement Sick sinus syndrome , an abnormality of heart rhythm Subclavian steal syndrome , a medical condition arising from reversed blood flow Superior sagittal sinus , an anatomical structure in
1064-495: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up SSS in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. SSS or Sss may refer to: Places [ edit ] SSS islands , part of the Netherlands Antilles Sheerness-on-Sea railway station , Kent, England, National Rail station code Siassi 's airport IATA code Southern Cross railway station (formerly Spencer Street), Melbourne, Australia, code Businesses and organizations [ edit ] Sisters of Social Service ,
1102-729: The latter rejecting the offer because the band's material was "too violent." Also shortlisted were John Carpenter and Giorgio Moroder because of their soundtrack work. The band's first single, the Moroder-produced " Love Missile F1-11 ", was released in February 1986, and reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart , number 2 in South Africa and was a major hit in several countries in Europe and Asia. Its popularity
1140-467: The media. Despite largely negative reviews, their debut studio album, Flaunt It , also produced by Moroder, made the top ten in the UK, and reached 96 in the US. The album included paid commercials between tracks, James stated prior to its release that they would sell 20–to-30-second advertising slots for between $ 2,500 and $ 7,000. He explained this by saying "commercialism is rampant in society. Maybe we're
1178-443: The skull which drains cerebrospinal fluid and venous blood Music [ edit ] SSS International, a record label founded by Shelby Sumpter Singleton Sigue Sigue Sputnik , a British new wave band Short Sharp Shock (band) , a crossover thrash band from Liverpool, UK SunSet Swish , a Japanese pop rock band Sisyphus (hip hop group) , an American hip hop group formerly known as S / S / S Super Star Supporters,
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1216-443: The skull which drains cerebrospinal fluid and venous blood Music [ edit ] SSS International, a record label founded by Shelby Sumpter Singleton Sigue Sigue Sputnik , a British new wave band Short Sharp Shock (band) , a crossover thrash band from Liverpool, UK SunSet Swish , a Japanese pop rock band Sisyphus (hip hop group) , an American hip hop group formerly known as S / S / S Super Star Supporters,
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1292-521: The title SSS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SSS&oldid=1253244386 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sigue Sigue Sputnik Sigue Sigue Sputnik were
1330-413: The tour was also affected by an alleged vendetta by the UK tabloid Daily Mirror , which created a negative public perception of the band as a live act. It was two years before the band followed this up, and subsequent releases fared less well. The Stock Aitken Waterman produced " Success " peaked at number 31 in late 1988, with James blaming the track's underperformance on its generic pop production and
1368-528: Was boosted by its inclusion in the John Hughes film Ferris Bueller's Day Off . The samples used in the single had not received copyright clearance, and were replaced in the US version, a move that James says "killed the record" in America. Their second single, " 21st Century Boy " reached number 20 in the UK, a relative disappointment James blamed on audiences tiring of the band due to overexposure in
1406-589: Was interviewed by the NME , with several record companies sending representatives to their next performance at the Electric Cinema in London, and they were invited to perform on The Tube . The band were signed by EMI , with the band themselves claiming in the press that they had signed for £4 million, though in fact revealed to be £350,000. James wanted the band to be produced by David Bowie or Prince , with
1444-512: Was released in 1991. In 1995, James and X formed a new version of the band with Christopher Novak (vocals) and John Green (keyboards). Their song "Cyberspace Party" was a hit in Japan; an album, Sputnik: The Next Generation , was also released there, selling 50,000 copies. In 1998, with Degville back on vocals and with Claudia Cujo on drums, the band started to perform again, resulting in the 2000 release of Piratespace . In 2004, Degville left
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