The British band Madness were very British. Like Kate Bush, The Jam, The Sex Pistols, or Lulu, there's little doubt that anyone listening to Madness (or watching one of their highly creative music videos) would be able to guess where the band was from. And they were beloved in Britain. True, they followed the familiar rock and roll trajectory of rising to stardom and later on fading from view with little fanfare. But at their peak, their fans in Britain came from all kinds of different age groups and backgrounds. Their first 20 singles all made it into the UK top 20, so it's no surprise that their 1992 hits collection went right to the top of the British charts. In the United States, the band is best known for the song "Our House," which made it to #7 on the Billboard charts and was their only U.S. top ten hit. "Our House" made it to #5 in England, but wasn't actually their biggest hit over there (in fact they had at least eight songs that charted higher in the UK!) Madness hit #1 on the UK charts back in 1982 with a song that came out before "Our House." What was the name of the song?

Bonus Question: Madness did a fair number of cover tunes, and it doesn't surprise me that they covered legendary ska artists like Prince Buster. (In fact, both their first single "One Step Beyond," as well as the band's name, came from Prince Buster.) But it does surprise me that they covered a Scritti Politti song back in the 80's. Their version made it to #35 on the UK charts. Which Scritti Politti song did Madness cover?