I Was Right and You Were Wrong

"I Was Right and You Were Wrong"
Cover of 7-inch single
Single by Deacon Blue
from the album Our Town - The Greatest Hits
B-side	"Mexico Rain" "Goin' Back"
Released	21 March 1994 (1994-03-21) [1]
Length	4:13
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Ricky Ross
Producer(s)	Steve Osborne
Deacon Blue singles chronology
"Hang Your Head" (1993) "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" (1994) "Dignity" (1994)
Music video
"I Was Right and You Were Wrong" on YouTube

"I Was Right and You Were Wrong" is the first single from Scottish band Deacon Blue's first greatest hits album, Our Town - The Greatest Hits (1994). Produced by Steve Osborne, ^[2] the song reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.

Release

The single's first B-side is "Mexico Rain", produced by Osborne and Paul Oakenfold. ^[2] The other new B-side is a live cover of Dusty Springfield's "Goin' Back". Though labeled simply as "Wages Day", the fourth track on the CD single is an acoustic piano version of the song.

As with the previous two single releases, a special edition CD single with three tracks from the Riches bonus album was issued, entitled "Riches Collection". In addition to "I Was Right and You Were Wrong", it contains three tracks from Riches. This was the last "Riches Collection" release, leaving two tracks from Riches, the cover of "Angeliou" and the Bob Clearmountain remix of "Dignity", excluded from this collection.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" was directed by London-based director Zanna and produced by Paul McNally for M-Ocean. It was released on 28 March 1994 and features a shot in Bethnal Green and a narrative based around a sexy French woman. ^[3]

Track listings

All songs were written by Ricky Ross, ^[4] except where noted.

• 7-inch and cassette single (660222 7; 660222 4)

1. "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" – 4:54
2. "Mexico Rain" – 4:04

• CD single (660222 2)

1. "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" – 4:54
2. "Mexico Rain" – 4:04
3. "Goin' Back" (live from the Dublin Feile, Ireland, 1993) (Goffin, King) – 3:24
4. "Wages Day [Piano Version]" – 3:18

• Special Edition CD single: Riches Collection (660222 5)

1. "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" (extended version) – 5:33
2. "Kings of the Western World" – 2:40
3. "Suffering" – 2:44
4. "Raintown" (piano version) – 3:40

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5]	73
Scotland (OCC) [6]	10
UK Singles (OCC) [7]	32
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [8]	39

References

1. "Single Releases". Music Week . 19 March 1994. p. 21.
2. "I Was Right and You Were Wrong - Deacon Blue | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
3. "Promos In Production" (PDF). Music Week . 26 March 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
4. "Paroles I Was Right And You Were Wrong par Deacon Blue - Paroles.net (clip, musique, traduction)". www.paroles.net. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 15. 9 April 1994. p. 26.
6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
8. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 16 April 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 23 May 2025.