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Hung Up (Paul Weller song)

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"Hung Up"
Single by Paul Weller
from the album Wild Wood
Released1994
Recorded1993
Songwriter(s)Paul Weller
Paul Weller singles chronology
"Wild Wood"
(1993)
"Hung Up"
(1994)
"Out of the Sinking"
(1994)

"Hung Up" is a song by British singer-songwriter Paul Weller released in 1994. The song reached #11 in the UK charts in April 1994[1], making it Weller's highest charting solo single to date.[1]

The song is written from the viewpoint of an old man refusing to admit defeat.[2] The lyrics begin "Hidden in the back seat of my head / Some place, I can't remember where."[3]

The single was re-released as a track on Modern Classics: The Greatest Hits.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Paul Weller - Official Charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ Hewitt, Paolo (2011). Paul Weller: The Changing Man. Random House. p. 304. ISBN 1446497755.
  3. ^ Weller, Paul (2012). Suburban 100. Random House. p. 144. ISBN 1409022641.
  4. ^ Richards, Fran (March–April 1999). "Spring Break Picks – Paul Weller, Modern Classics". Skiing. 51 (7): 46.