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| "Precious" | ||||
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| Single by The Jam | ||||
| from the album The Gift | ||||
| A-side | "Town Called Malice" | |||
| Released | 29 January 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | Polydor (UK) [2] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Weller [2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Wilson and The Jam [3] | |||
| The Jam singles chronology | ||||
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It appeared on The Jam's 1982 album, The Gift , and also as a double A-side single along with "Town Called Malice". It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, [4] although the song received much less airplay than "Town Called Malice".[ citation needed ] It was a departure for the band from their punk and mod roots, involving a funk-like sound that the band had not previously explored. Uncut described the track as "hypnotically itchy punk-funk". Some fans and critics[ who? ] have noticed the song contains a number of similarities to "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag", which was a relatively new release itself at the time.[ citation needed ] Weller himself was to admit in 1998 he had used that song as part of the inspiration for "Precious". [1] [5]
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