Common People

Written by Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, and Russell Senior, this lead single from Different Class reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1995. The song critiques wealthy people wanting to experience poverty as tourists, inspired by Cocker meeting a Greek art student at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. The music video, directed by Pedro Romhanyi, features actress Sadie Frost as the posh woman receiving Cocker's satirical putdown.