The Devil's Beat

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"The Devil's Beat"
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Single by Sandi Thom
from the album The Pink & The Lily
B-side "The Devil's Beat" (Live)
Released19 May 2008 (UK)
Recorded2008
Genre Folk pop
Length2:23
Songwriter(s) Sandi Thom, Jake Field, Duncan Thomson
Sandi Thom singles chronology
"Lonely Girl"
(2006)
"The Devil's Beat"
(2008)
"Saturday Night"
(2008)

"The Devil's Beat" is a pop folk song taken from Sandi Thom's second album, The Pink & The Lily. It was the first single taken from the album and marked Thoms return after almost two years. Despite some promotion on TV and heavy rotation on BBC Radio 2 It only charted briefly, reaching #58 in the UK before leaving the charts

Contents

Track listings

UK CD Single
  1. The Devil's Beat
  2. The Devil's Beat (Live)
German Maxi CD
  1. The Devil's Beat
  2. The Devil's Beat (Live)
  3. The Ghost of Stevie Ray
  4. The Devil's Beat (Video)

Chart performance

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [1] 88
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 58

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References

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  2. "Sandi Thom: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.