The Supernaturals

The Supernaturals
Promotional photo of the Supernaturals
Background information
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
GenresIndie rock, Britpop, power pop
Instrument(s)Guitar, keyboard, bass, drums
Years active1993–2002, 2012–present
LabelsParlophone, Food, Koch
MembersJames McColl
Mark Guthrie
Gavin Crawford
David Currie
Joseph Greatorex
Past membersAlan Tilston
Ken McAlpine
Derek McManus
Steve Jeffrey
Sean Guthrie
Paul Malcolm

The Supernaturals are a guitar-based indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band signed to Parlophone in 1996, and had a string of singles which were taken from their three albums and four EPs. Other members included Mark Guthrie, Derek McManus, Gavin Crawford and Ken McAlpine. The band's best known songs ("Smile" and "I Wasn't Built To Get Up") were featured prominently in a series of television advertisements. In total they scored five Top 40 entries in the UK Singles Chart. The band broke up in 2002, before reforming in 2012, and they continue to record music, and perform concerts, to this day.