Sit Down (song)

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"Sit Down"
James Sit Down Rough Trade.jpg
Single by James
from the album Gold Mother (re-recorded version)
WrittenLate 1988
Released19 June 1989 (1989-06-19)
Genre
Length
  • 7:39 (original)
  • 4:05 (re-release)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
James singles chronology
"Ya Ho"
(1988)		"Sit Down"
(1989)		"Come Home"
(1989)
Official video (1991 version)
"Sit Down" on YouTube

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionVersionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United KingdomOriginal19 June 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
 Rough Trade [28] [29]
26 June 1989CD [30]
1991 version18 March 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Fontana [31]
"Sit Down '98"9 November 1998
  • CD
  • cassette
 [32]

On 4 June 2017, Coldplay performed "Sit Down" at the One Love Manchester benefit concert for the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing, before performing their song "Fix You". [33] [34]

Fans of Premier League club Liverpool rewrote the lyrics of this song in 2018 as a new terrace chant for 2017–18 Premier League Golden Boot winner Mohamed Salah. [35] Booth thought the version was witty and welcomed its use for Salah. [36]

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    Kristin is right: #YouAreNotAlone
    @kexp @realtimbooth"     (Tweet). Retrieved 28 February 2023– via Twitter.
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