Credits adapted from
Office Politics liner notes.
Musicians • Neil Hannon – vocals, synthesizers (tracks 1–5, 7–10, 13), guitars (tracks 1, 2, 9, 11 and 16), bass guitar (track 1), piano (tracks 1 and 2),
electric piano (tracks 5, 9 and 10), percussion (track 1),
sampler (tracks 1 and 6),
handclaps (tracks 1, 9 and 13),
drum machine (track 2), drums (tracks 2 and 7),
Mellotron (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14 and 15),
mandolin (tracks 4 and 11),
glockenspiel (track 4),
electric organ (tracks 5, 6, 10 and 13), harmonica (track 6),
banjo (track 14) •
Simon Little – bass guitar (tracks 3–7, 9, 11, 12, 14–16) , backing vocals (tracks 1, 9, 12–14), handclaps (tracks 1 and 13), sound effects (track 5), synthesizer (track 8) •
Andrew Skeet – piano (tracks 3, 4, 11–16), backing vocals (tracks 1, 9, 12–14), handclaps (tracks 1, 9 and 13), drums (track 1), electric piano (track 3),
whistling (track 6), synthesizer (track 8), sampler (track 13) • Tim Weller – drums (tracks 1, 3–6, 9, 12, 14–16), handclaps (tracks 1 and 13), percussion (track 5), drum machine (track 8) • Ian Watson – backing vocals (tracks 1, 9, 12–14), handclaps (tracks 1, 9 and 13), synthesizers (tracks 3 and 8), organ (track 11), electric organ (tracks 12 and 14),
accordion (tracks 12, 14 and 15), Mellotron (track 16) • Tosh Flood – guitars (tracks 2–6, 9, 11, 12, 14 and 15), backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12–14), handclaps (tracks 1, 9 and 13), drums (track 1), Mellotron (track 8), synthesizer (track 8),
Omnichord (track 12)
Additional musicians • Ber Quinn – backing vocals (track 1), synthesizer (track 8) • Jake Jackson – backing vocals (tracks 9 and 14) •
Katie Kissoon – backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 9, 12 and 15) • Sonia Jones – backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 9, 12 and 15) • Hazel Fernandez – backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 9, 12 and 15) • Pete Ruotolo – backing vocals (track 1), guest vocals (track 13) •
Chris Difford – guest vocals (track 4) •
Cathy Davey – guest vocals (track 4) • Thomas Walsh – guest vocals (track 4), backing vocals (track 5)
Orchestra • Warren Zielinski, Richard George, Alison Dods, Patrick Kiernan, Tom Pigott-Smith, Natalia Bonner,
Lucy Wilkins, Perry Montague-Mason, Gillon Cameron – violin (tracks 1, 11, 13 and 16) • Bruce White, Emma Owens, Reiad Chibah – viola (tracks 1, 11, 13 and 16) • Chris Worsey,
Caroline Dale, Ian Burdge – cello (tracks 1, 11, 13 and 16) • Richard Pryce – double bass (tracks 1, 11, 13 and 16) •
David Pyatt, John Ryan – French horn (tracks 4, 11, 15 and 16) •
Mark Templeton,
Richard Edwards –
trombones (tracks 11, 15 and 16) • Dan Newell – trumpet (tracks 11, 15 and 16) • Owen Slade – tuba (tracks 11, 15 and 16) • Richard Skinner – bassoon (track 11) • Eliza Marshall – flute (track 11) • Max Spiers – oboe (track 11) • Martin Robertson – clarinet (track 11)
Production • Neil Hannon – production,
engineering (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 13) • Ber Quinn – engineering (tracks 1, 4–8, 11–14, 16),
mixing (track 7) • Guy Massey – engineering (tracks 1–3, 8, 9, 14 and 15), mixing (tracks 1–6, 8–16) • Jake Jackson – engineering (tracks 1, 11, 13, 15 and 16) • John Prestage – assistant engineering • Kevin Callanan – assistant engineering • Tom Leach – assistant engineering • Frank Arkwright –
mastering Design • Ben Meadows – photography • Raphael Neal – photography • Matthew Cooper – artwork design == Charts ==