Dignity (Deacon Blue song)
| "Dignity" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 First Release Cover of 7" single |
||||
| Single by Deacon Blue | ||||
| from the album Raintown | ||||
| B-side | "Riches" "Ribbons and Bows" |
|||
| Released | March 1987 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, cassette | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |||
| Length | 4:00 (7") _____ (12") |
|||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Ricky Ross | |||
| Producer | Jon Kelly | |||
| Deacon Blue singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
| "Dignity" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Deacon Blue | ||||
| from the album Raintown | ||||
| B-side | "Suffering" "Raintown (Piano Version)" "Shifting Sand" |
|||
| Released | January 1988 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 7" EP, 10" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD | |||
| Recorded | November 1987 | |||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |||
| Length | 4:13 (7") _____ (12") |
|||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Ricky Ross | |||
| Producer | Bob Clearmountain | |||
| Deacon Blue singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
| "Dignity" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Deacon Blue | ||||
| from the album Our Town - The Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Beautiful Stranger" "Waves of Sorrow" |
|||
| Released | May 16, 1994 | |||
| Format | cassette, CD | |||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Ricky Ross | |||
| Producer | Bob Clearmountain Jon Kelly |
|||
| Deacon Blue singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
"Dignity" is a song by Deacon Blue, which was the band's first official release. It is one of their most popular songs and is often played as the final song at concerts. "Dignity", particularly the original version, appears on almost every Deacon Blue compilation or greatest hits collection.[citation needed] It received the most public votes for the 1980's songs in the Scotland's Greatest Album contest run by STV in 2011, and will be featured on the 12 track compilation.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Multiple Releases
"Dignity" has been officially released as a single three times. It was first released in May 1987 as the lead single before the release of Deacon Blue's first album Raintown. The single failed to chart in the UK, although it did reach the lower region of the charts in the Netherlands, and sales on the album were slow to start. The 12" version of the first release featured a different vocal and alternate lyrics. After the release of two subsequent singles, "Dignity" was re-recorded in November 1987 by Bob Clearmountain and the new mix released in January 1988 as the fourth single (and second release of "Dignity"). The second release charted on the UK singles chart and its success helped increase sales of Raintown.
"Dignity" was released for a third time as the second single from Deacon Blue's first greatest hits compilation Our Town - The Greatest Hits. During the third release, two companion CD singles were released—one with the original version of "Dignity" and one with the Bob Clearmountain remix version.
A retitled and rerecorded version of "Dignity" was used in an advert in 2008 for the assisted suicide organisation Dignitas. In this version, the narrator declares his intention to set up an offshore 'suicide boat' where euthanasia can be performed legally, in order to preserve the 'dignity' of the terminally ill. This version, named "Dignitas", charted at no. 16 in Switzerland. It is unknown whether the principal members of Deacon Blue endorse assisted suicide.
[edit] Track listings
All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:
[edit] Dignity (1st Release) (March 1987)
|
|
|
|
|
[edit] Dignity (2nd Release) (January 1988)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[edit] Dignity (3rd Release) (May 1994)
|
|
|
|
|
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch GfK chart[2] | 45 |
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 31 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[4] | 22 |
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 20 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Scotland's Greatest Album revealed". http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/277589-scotlands-greatest-album-revealed-find-out-what-the-final-12-songs-were/. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Deacon Blue - Dignity". http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?key=20652&cat=s. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Deacon Blue - Dignity". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=15017. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Deacon Blue > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4043. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Deacon Blue - Dignity {1994}". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=21931. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
