Your Town

"Your Town" is the first single from Deacon Blue's album Whatever You Say, Say Nothing. The song's release revealed a musical change in direction for the band, moving well into dance territory.

"Your Town"
Cover of UK 7" single
Single by Deacon Blue
from the album Whatever You Say, Say Nothing
B-side
  • "Almost Beautiful"
  • "I've Been Making Such a Fool"
Released16 November 1992 (1992-11-16)
RecordedJuly 1991
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:49 (7" version)
5:21 (Album Version)
4:09 (Barrio Mix) (Radio Edit)
6:05 (Barrio Mix) (Instrumental)
6:27 (Perfecto Mix)
6:08 (Relaxation Dub)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Ricky Ross
Producer(s)Steve Osborne
Paul Oakenfold
Deacon Blue singles chronology
"Cover from the Sky"
(1991)		 "Your Town"
(1992)		 "Will We Be Lovers"
(1993)

The B-sides continue to show the band's diverse range. "Almost Beautiful" is a classic, bluesy rock track, and "I've Been Making Such a Fool" is a simple, but lush, track in the style of a singer-songwriter confessional.

Additional versions of the single release contain various dance remixes of "Your Town".

Track listings

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

UK Release
7" Single (658786 7)
  1. "Your Town [7" Version]" – 3:49
  2. "Almost Beautiful" – 4:19
12" Single (658786 6)
  1. "Your Town (Perfecto Mix)" – 6:27
  2. "Your Town (Album Version)" – 5:21
Cassette Single (658786 4)
  1. "Your Town [7" Version]" – 3:49
  2. "Almost Beautiful" – 4:19
CD Single (658786 2)
  1. "Your Town [7" Version]" – 3:49
  2. "Almost Beautiful" – 4:19
  3. "I've Been Making Such a Fool" – 2:25

US Release
CD Single (Chaos 42K 74959)
  1. "Your Town (Euro 7") – 3:49
  2. "Your Town (Barrio Mix) (Radio Edit)" – 4:09
  3. "Your Town (Perfecto Mix)" – 6:28
  4. "Your Town (Relaxation Dub)" – 6:08
  5. "Your Town (Barrio Mix) (Instrumental)" – 6:05

Chart performance
Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 14
Irish Singles Chart[2] 28
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Dutch GfK chart[3] 20
Dutch Top 40[4] 17
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[5] 27
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[5] 6
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5] 39
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References
  1. "The Official Charts Company - Deacon Blue - Your Town". Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  2. "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  3. "dutchcharts.nl - Deacon Blue - Your Town (in Dutch)". Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  4. "Nederlandse Top 40 - Week 6, 1993 (in Dutch)". Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  5. "allmusic ((( Deacon Blue > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Retrieved 17 May 2009.


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