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| "This Town" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood | |
| from the album Movin' with Nancy (soundtrack) | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1967 |
| Released | 1968 |
| Recorded | 1967 |
| Length | 2:59 |
| Label | Reprise |
| Songwriter(s) | Lee Hazlewood [1] |
| Producer(s) | Bob Gaudio |
"This Town" is a song written by Lee Hazlewood and recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1967. The song was first seen on Sinatra's 1967 album The World We Knew .
It reached number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Easy Listening chart. [2] "This Town" peaked at number 41 on Cash Box [3] during the fall of that year.
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