Golden Brown

Not to be confused with Brown gold (disambiguation).

For the colour, see Golden brown (colour).

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External links

• Guitar Tablature
• Golden Brown – The Story Behind the Song at Wow-Vinyl
• " Golden Brown " at Discogs (list of releases)

"Golden Brown"
Single by the Stranglers
from the album La folie
B-side	"Love 30"
Released	11 January 1982 (1982-01-11) (UK) [1]
Studio	The Manor Studio (Shipton-on-Cherwell)
Genre	New wave [2] baroque pop [3] psychedelic pop [4]
Length	3:30
Label	Liberty BP 407 (UK, 7-inch)
Songwriter(s)	Hugh Cornwell Jean-Jacques Burnel Dave Greenfield Jet Black
Producer(s)	The Stranglers Steve Churchyard
The Stranglers singles chronology
"Let Me Introduce You to the Family" (1981) "Golden Brown" (1982) "La Folie" (1982)
The Stranglers singles chronology
"Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)" (1991) "Golden Brown" (1991) "Heaven or Hell" (1992)

v t e The Stranglers
Jean-Jacques Burnel Baz Warne Jim Macaulay Toby Hounsham Jet Black Hugh Cornwell Hans Wärmling Dave Greenfield John Ellis Paul Roberts
Studio albums	Rattus Norvegicus No More Heroes Black and White The Raven The Gospel According to the Meninblack La folie Feline Aural Sculpture Dreamtime 10 Stranglers in the Night About Time Written in Red Coup de Grace Norfolk Coast Suite XVI Giants Dark Matters
Live albums	Live at the Hope and Anchor Live (X Cert) All Live and All of the Night Saturday Night, Sunday Morning The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert Friday the Thirteenth Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81 Live at the Apollo Apollo Revisited Coast to Coast: Live on Tour Live at the Apollo 2010 (DVD & CD)
Compilations	IV The Collection 1977–1982 Off the Beaten Track Singles (The UA Years) Greatest Hits 1977–1990 The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased Strangled from Birth and Beyond The Sessions The Hit Men Collection The Stranglers The Masters Lies and Deception Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers Rarities (2002) Out of the Black Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years Live 'n' Sleazy Gold The Very Best of The Stranglers Decades Apart
Singles	"(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" "Peaches" "Something Better Change" "No More Heroes" "5 Minutes" "Nice 'n' Sleazy" "Walk On By" "Duchess" "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" "Bear Cage" "Who Wants the World?" "Thrown Away" "Let Me Introduce You to the Family" "Golden Brown" "La Folie" "Strange Little Girl" "European Female" "Skin Deep" "No Mercy" "Always the Sun" "All Day and All of the Night" "96 Tears" "Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)" "Golden Brown" (Re-issue) "Lies and Deception" "Big Thing Coming" "Spectre of Love"
Other songs	"Goodbye Toulouse" "Hanging Around" "Tramp"
DVD releases	The Collection 1977–1982 Live At Alexandra Palace Friday the Thirteenth Euro Live On Stage on Screen Rattus at the Roundhouse Live at the Apollo 2010
Related	Discography Soulsec Celia and the Mutations