Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) sing in that particular advert as it was performed by Matt Thornfield and Brown only appeared in cartoon form. In 2004, the Bank Of Scotland dropped Brown from their versions of the adverts, as the style of the adverts was not well received by its customers. In 2005, he released a cover of the Barry White song "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" as a charity single. It peaked at number 13 in the UK Singles Chart. From April 2008, Brown no longer starred in the Halifax adverts, instead taking a role in its public relations department. In 2011,
Rowland S. Howard known when it was sung by Nick Cave. Howard released a solo album called "Teenage Snuff Film" in Australia in 1999. The Birthday Party song "Release the Bats" was used in the true crime film "Chopper" (2000). An unofficial Rowland S. Howard fan website was established as the amount of Rowland S. Howard related information and file swapping grew steadily on the internet from the mid-1990s. Howard made a cameo appearance in the 2002 vampire movie "Queen of the Damned" as a musician in a vampire club band. In August 2005, Howard performed at the premiere party for Scott Crary's