Tell Me What It's Worth

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"Tell Me What It's Worth"
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Single by Lightspeed Champion
from the album Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
Released14 January 2008 [1]
Recorded2007
Genre Folk
Length2:41
Label Domino
Songwriter(s) Devonte Hynes
Producer(s) Mike Mogis
Lightspeed Champion singles chronology
"Midnight Surprise"
(2007)
"Tell Me What It's Worth"
(2008)
"Galaxy of the Lost"
(2008)
Music video
"Tell Me What It's Worth" on YouTube

"Tell Me What It's Worth" is the third single from Lightspeed Champion's debut album Falling Off the Lavender Bridge , released on CD and 7" vinyl by Domino Records on 14 January 2008.

Contents

The lyrics of the song concern the verbal abuse lead singer Devonte Hynes' receives from other black people; "The only racial hatred I ever get walking down the street in Dalston is from rude boys. It's really weird." [2]

It entered the UK Singles Chart at #72

Track listing

7" #1 RUG260T
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tell Me What It's Worth"Devonte Hynes2:42
2."Tristan" Patrick Wolf 2:25
7" #2 RUG273X
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tell Me What It's Worth"Devonte Hynes2:42
2."Xanadu" Jeff Lynne 3:47
CD RUG260T
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tell Me What It's Worth"Devonte Hynes2:42
2."Back To Black" Amy Winehouse/Mark Ronson 3:50

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References

  1. "HMV.co.uk listing". HMV. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  2. "Domino Records page". Domino Records. Retrieved 2008-01-10.