Wages Day
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| "Wages Day" | ||||
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 Cover of 7" single |
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| Single by Deacon Blue | ||||
| from the album When the World Knows Your Name | ||||
| B-side | "Take Me to the Place" "Take the Saints Away" "Trampoline" |
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| Released | February 1989 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 7" EP, 12" vinyl, Cassette, CD, 3" CD | |||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |||
| Length | 3:08 5:04 (12" mix) |
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| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Ricky Ross | |||
| Producer | Warne Livesey | |||
| Deacon Blue singles chronology | ||||
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"Wages Day" is the second single from the album When the World Knows Your Name by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue.
The main B-side is "Take Me to the Place", which is musically based on the hymn "Abide with Me" and the traditional melody "Eventide". Some versions of the single contain two songs, "Take the Saints Away" and a cover of Julian Cope's "Trampolene" .
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:
- 7" Single (Deac 8)
- "Wages Day" - 3:08
- "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
- 7" Extended Play Single (Deac ep8)
- "Wages Day" - 3:08
- "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
- "Take the Saints Away" - 2:51
- "Trampolene" (Julian Cope) -3:36
- 12" Single (Deac t8)
- "Wages Day (12" Mix)" - 5:04
- "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
- "Wages Day" - 3:08
- CD Single (CDDeac 8)
- "Wages Day" - 3:08
- "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
- "Take the Saints Away" - 2:51
- "Trampolene" (Cope) -3:36
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[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[1] | 18 |
| Irish Singles Chart[2] | 10 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Chart Stats - Deacon Blue - Wages Day". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=16188. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
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