The full name of the English band Pop Will Eat ... is Pop Will Eat Itself.
Pop Will Eat Itself is an English alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Stourbridge, in England’s West Midlands. The group became associated with the grebo movement, a late-1980s blend of alternative rock, punk, electronic music, hip-hop, and sample-heavy production. Its name is commonly shortened to PWEI or “the Poppies.”
The band’s early music developed through energetic singles and the 1987 debut album Box Frenzy. Their later records expanded their use of sampling and industrial textures, while songs such as “X Y & Zee” and “Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies!” brought them wider attention. The latter reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart in 1993, their highest-charting single.
Pop Will Eat Itself originally split in 1996, reunited briefly in 2005, and returned to activity in 2010. The title is often mistakenly shortened to “Pop Will Eat,” but “Itself” completes the official band name.