Union City Blue

"Union City Blue" is a song by the US rock band Blondie. It was written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison, and was featured on their fourth studio album Eat to the Beat from 1979. The lyrics and title of the song were inspired by the 1979 movie Union City, which Debbie Harry appeared in (she wrote the lyrics one evening during a break in the shooting).[1]

"Union City Blue"
Single by Blondie
from the album Eat to the Beat
B-side
  • "Living In The Real World"
  • "I Feel Love"
ReleasedNovember 1979
Length3:23
LabelChrysalis (UK)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Blondie singles chronology
"Dreaming"
(1979)		 "Union City Blue"
(1979)		 "The Hardest Part"
(1980)
Audio sample
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Music video
"Union City Blue" on YouTube

Single information

The song was released as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom, where it reached no. 13 in the UK Singles Chart in late 1979; it was never released as a single in the US. The UK single mix is in mono. The video for the single, directed by David Mallet, was filmed at the Union Dry Dock, Weehawken, New Jersey.

The track was re-released on CD and vinyl in 1995 as a maxi single in both the UK and US, featuring various remixes of the song by Diddy, Burger Queen, OPM and Jammin' Hot. A previously heavily bootlegged live version from 1979 of Donna Summer's hit "I Feel Love" was included as a b-side. Charting a second time after its original 1979 release, the single peaked at no. 31 in the UK. The remixed version of "Union City Blue" was also included on the compilations Beautiful: The Remix Album (UK) and Remixed Remade Remodeled: The Remix Project (US).

Track listing
UK 7" (Chrysalis CHS 2400)
  1. "Union City Blue" (Nigel Harrison, Deborah Harry) – 3:18
  2. "Living in the Real World" (Jimmy Destri) – 2:53
UK 1995 Remix CD1 (7243 8 82466 2 0)
  1. "Union City Blue" (Diddy's Power & Passion Edit) – 3:38
  2. "Union City Blue" (Diddy's Power & Passion Mix) – 8:34
  3. "Union City Blue" (Vinny Vero's Turquoise Mix) – 8:23
  4. "Union City Blue" (Jammin Hot's I Can't Believe It's Not Diddy Mix) – 7:37
  5. "Union City Blue" (Burger Queen Peroxide Power Mix) – 7:40
UK 1995 Remix CD2 (7243 8 82467 2 9)
  1. "Union City Blue" (Diddy's Power & Passion Edit) – 3:45
  2. "I Feel Love" (Live) – 7:53
  3. "Union City Blue" (The OPM Poppy Mix) – 8:48
  4. "Union City Blue" (Original Version) – 3:18
US 1995 Remix CD (7243 8 58474 2 4)
  1. "Union City Blue" (Diddy's Remix Edit) – 3:38 *
  2. "Union City Blue" (Original Single Version) – 3:18
  3. "Union City Blue" (Vinny Vero's Turquoise Mix) – 8:23
  4. "Union City Blue" (Burger Queen Peroxide Power Mix) – 7:40
  5. "Union City Blue" (OPM Poppy Mix) – 8:48
  6. "Union City Blue" (Diddy's Power & Passion Mix) – 8:34
  7. "I Feel Love" (Live) – 7:53
  • * Identical to the UK Diddy's Power & Passion Edit mix.

Charts

Cover versions and uses

The song has been covered on several occasions, notably by The Railway Children and Radiohead. The song is featured in the 1981 horror film The Hand, as well as the 2007 dark comedy, Margot at the Wedding.[8]

References
  1. Bangs, Lester (1980). Blondie. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-6712-5540-4.
  2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Union City Blue". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  3. "Charts.nz – Blondie – Union City Blue". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Blondie – Union City Blue". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  7. "Blondie – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  8. Ruhlmann, William. "Original Soundtrack – Margot at the Wedding". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
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