Wondering (Dirty Pretty Things song)

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"Wondering"
Dirty Pretty Things Wondering Cover.jpg
Single by Dirty Pretty Things
from the album Waterloo to Anywhere
Released25 September 2006
Recorded2005
Genre Garage Rock
Length2:54
Label Mercury Records
Songwriter(s) Carl Barât, Didz Hammond, Gary Powell, Anthony Rossomando
Producer(s) Dave Sardy
Dirty Pretty Things singles chronology
"Deadwood"
(2006)
"Wondering"
(2006)
"Tired of England"
(2008)

"Wondering" is a song by the band Dirty Pretty Things. It was released as a single on 25 September 2006 and was the third to be released from the band's debut album Waterloo to Anywhere . Early versions were generally titled "If You Were Wondering", the single-word title being settled upon for the final release of the album.

Contents

Single track listings

CD

  1. "Wondering"
  2. "No Signal. No Battery" (Demo)
  3. "The Gentry Cove" (Live)
  4. "Wondering" (Video)

7" (1)

  1. "Wondering"
  2. "Chinese Dogs" (Demo)

7" (2)

  1. "Wondering"
  2. "Last Of The Small Town Playboys" (Live At 02 Wireless Festival)

Chart performance

Chart (2006)Peak
position [1]
UK Singles Chart 34

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References

  1. "Dirty Pretty Things - Wondering - Music Charts". acharts.us. Retrieved 2007-11-30.