Don't Come Home Too Soon

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"Don't Come Home Too Soon"
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Single by Del Amitri
from the album Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!
B-side "Paper Thin (Ambient Mix)"
Released1 June 1998
Recorded1998
Length4:00
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Justin Currie
Producer(s) Pete Smith
Del Amitri singles chronology
"Some Other Sucker's Parade""
(1997)		"Don't Come Home Too Soon"
(1998)		"Cry To Be Found"
(1998)

"Don't Come Home Too Soon" was a song released by Scottish band Del Amitri to mark the Scottish football team's qualification for the 1998 World Cup in France. [1] [2] [3] The single reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the Scottish Singles Chart in June 1998.

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Reception

The song received a mixed critical reception.[ citation needed ] Despite this, the single topped the Scottish Singles Chart for the week of 7 June 1998. On the UK Singles Chart the same week, the song debuted at No. 15, its peak position.

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [4] 1
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 15

References

  1. ↑ Pierre Perrone (22 May 1998). "Music: Rocking all over the World Cup - Life & Style". The Independent. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Drysdale, Neil (22 June 2014). "Del Amitri's Justin Currie eviscerates modern pop and English football | STV". Glasgow. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Justin Currie: Del Amitri and me". The Scotsman. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2018.


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