Town (song)

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"Town"
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Single by Northern Uproar
from the album Northern Uproar
ReleasedJune 1, 1996 (1996-06-01)
Northern Uproar singles chronology
"Livin' It Up"
(1996)
"Town"
(1996)
"Any Way You Look"
(1997)

"Town" is a song by Northern Uproar, released from their album Northern Uproar . It reached number 48 on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. [1]

Northern Uproar are an English rock band formed in Stockport in 1995. They disbanded in 1999, but reunited in 2006, and recorded two more studio albums and a live album. They have released four studio albums and a number of singles, several of which charted in the UK Singles Chart. Their biggest selling single was the double A-side "From A Window/This Morning", which peaked in the UK's Top 20 in February 1996.

Track listing

  1. "Town"
  2. "Memories"
  3. "Kicks"
  4. "I Am The Cosmos"

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References

  1. "Official Charts Company" . Retrieved 2011-11-16.