"Our House" is from the album The Rise & Fall (1982), Madness's fourth album. The track was written by Chris Foreman and Cathal Smyth (Chas Smash), inspired by the house and family routine where Cathal grew up in North London, a typical working-class residence full of noise, siblings and everyday life.
With an addictive ska/pop groove, it became one of the band's biggest international hits: it reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart and was their only top 10 hit in the US (#7 on the Billboard Hot 100). The song also helped popularize the ska revival of the 80s.