LA Song (Out of This Town)
| "LA Song (Out of this Town)" | ||||
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| Single by Beth Hart | ||||
| from the album Screamin' for My Supper | ||||
| Released | July 20, 1999[1] | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Beth Hart | |||
| Producer(s) | Oliver Leiber | |||
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"LA Song" (subtitled "LA Song (Out of This Town)" on the single release) is a song by American singer-songwriter Beth Hart, released as the first single from her second album, Screamin' for My Supper, on July 20, 1999. While it reached only No. 90 on the US Billboard Hot 100, it was an Adult Top 40 top-10 hit and reached No. 1 in New Zealand in February 2000.
Lyrical content
[edit]An alternate edit of the song on the US CD single replaces the lyric "She's got a gun / She's got a gun / She got a gun she call 'the lucky one'" with "She's so ashamed / She's so ashamed / She know heaven don't want her anyway". Beth Hart explained this change through a letter on the single's back cover:
Dear friend: The enclosed CD contains two versions of "LA Song" the first single from my new album, Screamin' for My Supper. The original version of the song includes a line where, in the midst of a dark period in my life, I talk about having a gun. I wrote this song before the recent tragic shootings that have so shaken this country. In light of these horrible events, and especially out of respect for those who have been deeply & personally affected by them, I have chosen to record an alternate version with a new lyric which remains true to the essence of the song. Ultimately "LA Song" is about emerging from depression and self-doubt to the realization that who you are isn't about where you are or what's around you but that "THE GOOD LIFE LIES WITHIN." I don't want one particular lyric to prevent the song's positive message from reaching as many listeners as possible. As an Artist, I have the responsibility to not compromise my work. Thanks for listening! Love Beth.[2]
Track listings
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US CD single[2]
European CD single[3]
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Australian CD single[4]
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Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1308. July 16, 1999. p. 50.
- ^ a b LA Song (Out of This Town) (US CD single liner notes). Beth Hart. 143 Records, Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1999. 84547-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ LA Song (Out of This Town) (European CD single liner notes). Beth Hart. 143 Records, Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1999. 7567-84522-9.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ LA Song (Out of This Town) (Australian CD single liner notes). Beth Hart. 143 Records, Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1999. 7567844542.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9695." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9721." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 32, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Beth Hart – L.A. Song (Out of This Town)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Beth Hart – L.A. Song (Out of This Town)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Beth Hart Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Beth Hart Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 47.
- ^ "End of Year Charts 2000". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 48.
