Squeeze are an English band that came to prominence in the New Wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s. The group formed in London in 1974. They are known for their hit songs "Cool for Cats," "Up the Junction," "Tempted," "Black Coffee In Bed," "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)," and "Hourglass," among others.

Squeeze broke up in 1999, but reunited for a tour through the U.S. and UK in 2007, and issued a live album culled from the American leg of the tour. The reunion was successful enough that Squeeze have announced that they will stay together to play the Chichester Real Ale and Jazz on Sat 12 July followed by a 2008 U.S. tour in August, though the U.S.dates have not been officially announced.

Squeeze was a British rock music band that came to prominence in the new wave period of the late 1970s. The group formed in London in 1974. The two main writing partners in the band, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook , are widely considered to be among the finest melodic pop songwriters of their generation and have often been compared with the legendary Lennon-McCartney partnership, although unlike The Beatles , Difford and Tilbrook’s direct collaboration on songs continued through most of the