Blue Period (song)

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"Blue Period"
The Smithereens - Blue Period.jpg
Single by The Smithereens featuring Belinda Carlisle
from the album 11
B-side "Maria Elena (acoustic version)"
ReleasedJuly 1990 (1990-07)
RecordedAmerican Recording, Rumbo Recorders, The Grey Room, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Power pop, alternative rock
Length2:53
Label Enigma
Songwriter(s) Pat DiNizio
Producer(s) Ed Stasium
The Smithereens featuring Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Yesterday Girl"
(1990)
"Blue Period"
(1990)
"Top of the Pops"
(1991)

"Blue Period" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens. It is the fourth single released in support of their third album 11 . It features singer Belinda Carlisle performing vocals.

Contents

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Pat DiNizio

European 7" single (ENV21)
  1. "Blue Period" – 2:53
  2. "Maria Elena (acoustic version)" – 2:42
European CD single (ENVCD 21)
  1. "Blue Period" – 2:53
  2. "Room Without a View" – 4:09
  3. "Maria Elena (acoustic version)" – 2:42

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [1] 99

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References

  1. "The Smithereens - Singles". officialcharts.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.