Your Town

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"Your Town"
Deacon Blue-Your Town.jpg
Single by Deacon Blue
from the album Whatever You Say, Say Nothing
B-side
  • "Almost Beautiful"
  • "I've Been Making Such a Fool"
Released16 November 1992 (1992-11-16)
Length
  • 5:21 (album version)
  • 3:49 (7-inch version)
Label Columbia
Songwriter Ricky Ross
Producers
Deacon Blue singles chronology
"Cover from the Sky"
(1991)
"Your Town"
(1992)
"Will We Be Lovers"
(1993)
Music video
"Your Town" on YouTube

"Your Town" is the first single from Scottish band Deacon Blue's fourth studio album, Whatever You Say, Say Nothing (1993). It is written by Ricky Ross and produced by Steve Osborne and Paul Oakenfold. Additional versions of the single release contain various dance remixes of "Your Town". Released in November 1992 by Columbia Records, it peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listings

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

UK release

  1. "Your Town" [7-inch version] – 3:49
  2. "Almost Beautiful" – 4:19
  1. "Your Town" (Perfecto mix) – 6:27
  2. "Your Town" (album version) – 5:21
  1. "Your Town" [7-inch version] – 3:49
  2. "Almost Beautiful" – 4:19
  1. "Your Town" [7-inch version] – 3:49
  2. "Almost Beautiful" – 4:19
  3. "I've Been Making Such a Fool" – 2:25

US release

  1. "Your Town" (Euro 7-inch) – 3:49
  2. "Your Town" (Barrio Mix radio edit) – 4:09
  3. "Your Town" (Perfecto mix) – 6:28
  4. "Your Town" (Relaxation dub) – 6:08
  5. "Your Town" (Barrio mix instrumental) – 6:05

Charts

Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 158
Ireland (IRMA) [2] 28
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [3] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4] 20
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 14
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [6] 17
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [7] 70
US Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [8] 6
US Maxi-Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [9] 39
US Modern Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) [10] 27

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom16 November 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Columbia [11]
Australia21 February 1993
  • CD
  • cassette
[12]

References

  1. "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 1 March 1993". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Your Town". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 6, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. "Deacon Blue – Your Town" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 5 December 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  7. "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 21 November 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  8. "Dance Club Songs" . Billboard . 26 June 1993. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. "Dance Singles Sales" . Billboard. 17 July 1993. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. "Alternative Airplay" . Billboard. 17 July 1993. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 14 November 1992. p. 25.
  12. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 21/02/93: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 159. 21 February 1993. p. 18.