Let's Get Married (The Proclaimers song)
| "Let's Get Married" | ||||
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| Single by The Proclaimers | ||||
| from the album Hit the Highway | ||||
| Released | February 1994 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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| The Proclaimers singles chronology | ||||
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"Let's Get Married" is a song by Scottish rock duo The Proclaimers. Released in 1994, it was the lead single from their third studio album Hit the Highway. A marriage-themed song, the single charted in the United Kingdom, Austria and Canada.
Music video
Released in the United Kingdom in February 1994,[1] the music video for "Let's Get Married", directed by Lindy Heymann,[1][2] was filmed in the Mojave Desert and in Las Vegas.[2]
Reception
Peter Galvin of Rolling Stone characterized "Let's Get Married" as "an anything-but-smarmy love song about the joys of matrimony".[3]
In popular culture
"Let's Get Married" was featured in Season 4 Episode 1 of BBC Scotland sitcom Two Doors Down in January 2019.[4]
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ö3 Austria Top 40[5] | 21 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] | 60 |
| UK Singles Chart[7] | 21 |
References
- ^ a b "The Proclaimers: Let's get Married (1994 Video)". IMDb. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Today is 25 years since the UK release of The Proclaimers third album 'Hit The Highway'". The Proclaimers. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Galvin, Peter. "Album Reviews - The Proclaimers: Hit the Highway". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Two Doors Down (2016) s04e01 Episode Script". Springfield! Springfield!. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "austriancharts.at > The Proclaimers in der österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Image: RPM Weekly". Government of Canada - Library and Archives. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Proclaimers - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
