Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock

"Cut Some Rug" / "Castle Rock"
Single by the Bluetones
from the album Expecting to Fly
B-side	"The Devil Behind My Smile"
Released	1 June 1996 (Japan)
Recorded	Mid-1995
Studio	Ridge Farm (Surrey, England)
Length	4:32 ("Cut Some Rug") 3:09 ("Castle Rock")
Label	Superior Quality
Songwriter(s)	Mark Morriss Eds Chesters Adam Devlin Scott Morriss
Producer(s)	Hugh Jones
The Bluetones singles chronology
"Slight Return" (1996) "Cut Some Rug" / "Castle Rock" (1996) "Marblehead Johnson" (1996)

"Cut Some Rug" / "Castle Rock" is a double A-side single by English indie rock band the Bluetones, released as the third single from their 1996 debut album, Expecting to Fly . The single reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Both tracks were included on the band's 2006 compilation, A Rough Outline: The Singles & B-Sides 95 – 03.

Track listings

UK CD single ^[1]

1. "Cut Some Rug"
2. "Castle Rock"
3. "The Devil Behind My Smile"

UK 7-inch and cassette single ^{[2] [3]}

1. "Cut Some Rug"
2. "Castle Rock"

Japanese CD single ^[4]

1. "Cut Some Rug"
2. "Castle Rock"
3. "The Devil Behind My Smile"
4. "No.11" (version)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Expecting to Fly album booklet. ^[5]

Studio

• Recorded in mid-1995 at Ridge Farm Studios (Surrey, England)

Personnel

• Mark Morriss – writing, vocals
• Eds Chesters – writing, drums, percussion
• Adam Devlin – writing, six-string guitar, twelve-string guitar
• Scott Morriss – writing, vocals, electric bass guitar
• Hugh Jones – production, mixing
• Helen Woodward – mix engineering
• Geoff Pesche – mastering

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6]	48
Scotland (OCC) [7]	4
UK Singles (OCC) [8]	7

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	29 April 1996	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	Superior Quality
Japan	1 June 1996	CD	A&M	[9]

References

1. Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (UK CD single liner notes). The Bluetones. Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUE 005CD.
2. Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Bluetones. Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUE 005X.
3. Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (UK cassette single sleeve). The Bluetones. Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUE 005MC.
4. Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (Japanese CD single liner notes). The Bluetones. A&M Records. 1996. POCM-1171.
5. Expecting to Fly (UK CD album booklet). The Bluetones. Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUECD 004, 540 475-2.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 20. 18 May 1996. p. 24. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
9. "Bluetones Discography" (in Japanese). PolyGram. Archived from the original on 20 February 1999. Retrieved 27 August 2023.