PiL released the album "Happy?" in 1987, and during early 1988 were the supporting act on INXS' "Kick" tour in the US. Bill Laswell, who produced PiL's previous album, was at one point supposed to produce "Happy?", but this idea fell through allegedly because Laswell wanted to replace the PiL lineup with his own session musicians (as had been the case with "Album"), a request to which John Lydon would not agree. "Happy?" was ultimately produced by Gary Langan and PiL. The album produced the single "Seattle" as well as the abortion-themed single "The Body", a sequel of sorts to the similarly titled Sex Pistols song "Bodies". In 1989, PiL toured with New Order and the Sugarcubes as "The Monsters of Alternative Rock". PiL's seventh studio album, "9" – so called as it was the band's ninth official album release, including the two live albums – appeared in early 1989 and featured the single "Disappointed". The album was produced by Stephen Hague (who was known for working with the Pet Shop Boys and New Order), Eric "E.T." Thorngren and the band.