Background
Delirious? were originally known as 'The Cutting Edge Band' before 1996. They played regularly at the 'Cutting Edge' Christian events held in their hometown of Littlehampton. In August 1995, a major car accident involving lead singer Martin Smith, his wife, and bassist Jon Thatcher, left the former was badly injured. The song 'August 30th' was inspired by these events. Smith went through a period of depression, before being partly inspired by Bill Flanagan's book 'U2: At The End Of The World', which he read in hospital, to take the band full-time. The members of the band decided to resign from their respective jobs and become professional musicians. Delirious? soon began working on songs for their first full studio album.
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