After emerging from the post-punk scene in Liverpool in the late 1970s as a member of Big in Japan, Broudie went on to produce albums (sometimes under the name Kingbird) for artists including Echo & the Bunnymen, the Fall, the Coral, the Zutons and the Subways.

In 1983, he recorded and wrote tracks under the name Care with vocalist Paul Simpson;[7] the duo released three singles, including the minor UK chart hit "Flaming Sword".

[8] Broudie began writing as the Lightning Seeds at the end of the 1980s, scoring a debut hit with the song "Pure".

During the same period, Broudie produced albums for other acts, including Northside, The Primitives, Terry Hall and Dodgy.

[11] The Lightning Seeds twice took football anthem "Three Lions" (with comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel) to number one, with different lyrics for the Euro 96 and France '98 tournaments (Broudie himself is a supporter of Liverpool; Lightning Seeds album covers and inlays often contain references such as Justice for the 96 and Support the Liverpool Dockers).

1 four separate times with the same artists: two one-week stints in 1996, three straight weeks in 1998 for the remake, and again in 2018 for the original during the World Cup held in Russia.

[17] Broudie lives in London but spends a substantial amount of time writing and recording in Liverpool as his studio is located there.