Silk Pyjamas

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"Silk Pyjamas"
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Single by Thomas Dolby
from the album Astronauts & Heretics
B-side "Field Work"
Released14 September 1992
Length
  • 3:38 (album version)
  • 3:04 (edited version)
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Thomas Dolby
Producer(s) Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby singles chronology
"I Love You Goodbye"
(1992)		"Silk Pyjamas"
(1992)		"Hyperactive!"
(1994)
Audio
"Silk Pyjamas" on YouTube

"Silk Pyjamas" is a song by English singer and musician Thomas Dolby, released by Virgin Records on 14 September 1992 [1] as the third and final single from his fourth studio album, Astronauts & Heretics (1992). The song, which was written and produced by Dolby, reached number 62 on the UK singles chart.

Contents

"Silk Pyjamas" was recorded with Cajun band BeauSoleil members Michael Doucet and Jimmy Breaux guesting on fiddle and accordion respectively. [2]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video was filmed in the Plaza de la Catedral, Havana, Cuba. It was the first music video to have been shot in Havana following the Cold War. [3]

Critical reception

Upon its release as a single, Stephen Dalton of the NME was negative in his review, writing, "Past-it professional knob-twiddler pretending to cartwheel with innocent joy around a godawful boogie-woogie rewrite of Adam Ant's 'Prince Charming'. One question: why?" [4] In a retrospective review of Astronauts & Heretics, James Chrispell of AllMusic noted that the song "has a unique pastiche of sound to it and also a very memorable tune to go along". [5]

Track listings

7–inch and cassette single (UK and Europe) [6] [7]

  1. "Silk Pyjamas" (edited version) – 3:04
  2. "Field Work" (Long London Mix) (Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Thomas Dolby) – 6:03

CD limited edition single #1 (UK and Europe) [8]

  1. "Silk Pyjamas" (edited version) – 3:04
  2. "Field Work" (Long London Mix) – 6:03
  3. "Puppet Theatre" – 4:14
  4. "Get Out of My Mix" (Dolby's Cube) – 5:25

CD limited edition single #2 (UK and Europe) [9]

  1. "Silk Pyjamas" (album version) – 3:40
  2. "Airhead" – 3:40
  3. "Urges" – 3:40
  4. "Leipzig" – 3:52

Personnel

"Silk Pyjamas"

Production

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 62

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 12 September 1992. p. 19. ISSN   0265-1548.
  2. ↑ Tingen, Paul (May 1992). "Astronaut or Heretic?". Sound on Sound . p. 90. ISSN   0951-6816.
  3. ↑ Townshend, Stephen (1996). Cuba. Little Hills Press. p. 85. ISBN   9781863151023.
  4. ↑ Dalton, Stephen (26 September 1992). "Singles". New Musical Express . p. 15. ISSN   0028-6362.
  5. ↑ Chrispell, James. "Astronauts & Heretics - Thomas Dolby". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Silk Pyjamas (UK and European 7-inch single sleeve). Thomas Dolby. Virgin Records. 1992. VS 1430, 115 478.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Silk Pyjamas (UK and European cassette single sleeve). Thomas Dolby. Virgin Records. 1992. VSC 1430, PM102.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Silk Pyjamas (UK and European CD limited edition single #1 sleeve). Thomas Dolby. Virgin Records. 1992. VSCDG 1430, 665 479.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Silk Pyjamas (UK and European CD limited edition single #2 sleeve). Thomas Dolby. Virgin Records. 1992. VSCDT 1430, 665 478.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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