Coup de Grace (The Stranglers album)

Coup de Grace is the fourteenth studio album by the Stranglers, released in 1998 by Eagle Records. It was the last album to feature guitarist John Ellis, who left the band in 2000.

For the phrase, see Coup de grâce.
For other uses, see Coup de Grâce (disambiguation).
Coup de Grace
Studio album by
the Stranglers
Released26 October 1998
StudioFunny Bunny Studios, London
Matrix Studios, London
Mixed at Maison Rouge, London
GenreRock
Length42:46
LabelEagle
Producer
The Stranglers chronology
Written in Red
(1997)		 Coup de Grace
(1998)		 Norfolk Coast
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Great Rock Discography4/10
NME2/10

The tracks on Coup de Grace represent a greater writing input from bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel than on more recent outings; he also sings four of the ten tracks. Heavily influenced by the band's troop-entertaining trips to such places as the Falkland Islands and Bosnia, and (in Burnel's words) "life in general", the tracks covered such topics as the ravages of war, religious conflicts, and failed relationships. The album included the minimally-accompanied ballad "In the End".

"Miss You" shares its title with a track on the previous Stranglers album Written in Red, but is a different song.

The album failed to reach the official UK Albums Chart, their first such release not to do so.

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