"Blow Your House Down" was performed by the Filipino band Pupil and written by their lead singer Ely Buendia.
As it turns out, the two men lurking behind that warped, falsetto funk and TV On the Radio moodiness were formerly indie band Born Blonde, and pupils at Latymer Upper School (an affluent west London private school) who signed to Mercury Records in 2010.
Schools should be encouraged to admit pupils in "bands" based on their academic ability in order to increase the social mix, the charity recommends.
Mossbourne, the high-profile academy in Hackney, east London, already admits pupils in bands according to ability as well as accepting children by geographical location.
"I made music my profession for many years," he recounted in his superb memoirs, "and was quite successful, having besides many pupils, numerous bands under my instruction throughout Ohio and Illinois".
Hammill had begun writing songs and poetry at the age of 12 while at prep school, and progressed to playing in bands while a pupil at Beaumont College.
Later, while at St Wilfrid's Catholic secondary school, they formed a band – Easy Cure – with fellow pupil Michael Dempsey (with Smith on lead guitar and vocals, Tolhurst on drums and Dempsey on bass).
He had overheard two other pupils talking about their band and that they needed a singer and so volunteered immediately.
Lunchtime entertainment at Lord's: a marching band who appear to be dressed as pupils at Hogwarts.
Former pupils include Robert Smith of rock band The Cure.
