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Walls Come Tumbling Down!

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Compilation appearances
Track listing
Charts
References
External links

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| type = single
| artist = The Style Council
| album = Our Favourite Shop
| released = 1985
| format = 7", 12"
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| label = Polydor
| writer = Paul Weller
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| prev_title = Soul Deep
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Come to Milton Keynes
| next_year = 1985
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| track = Walls Come Tumbling Down
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"Walls Come Tumbling Down!" is a song by the English band The Style Council which was their ninth single to be released. It was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, and was released in 1985. It is the first single from the band's second album, Our Favourite Shop (1985). Our Favourite Shop was renamed Internationalists for the U.S. market.

The song "Blood Sports", which appeared on the single, is about anti-hunting and anti-animal blood sports. Its writing royalties went to the Bristol Defence Fund for two hunt saboteurs jailed for anti-blood sports activities.^[1]

Compilation appearances

As well as the song's single release, it has featured on various compilation albums released by The Style Council. The song was included on The Singular Adventures of The Style Council, The Complete Adventures of The Style Council, and Greatest Hits.

Track listing

12" single (TSCX 8)
1. "Walls Come Tumbling Down!"
2. "Spin' Drifting"
3. "The Whole Point II"
4. "Blood Sports"

7" single (TSCX 8)
1. "Walls Come Tumbling Down!" - 3:25
2. "The Whole Point II" - 2:50
3. "Blood Sports" - 3:25

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	19
New Zealand Singles Chart^[2]	15
UK Singles Chart^[3]	6

References

1. ^{{cite web|accessdate=2018-09-08|url=http://www.wellerworld.co.uk/Internationalists.htm|title=Internationalists 1985|website=Wellerworld.co.uk|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041021134545/https://www.wellerworld.co.uk/Internationalists.htm|archivedate=21 October 2004}}
2. ^{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?cat=s&artist=the+s&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=New Zealand charts portal |publisher=charts.org.nz |date= |accessdate=2012-04-19}}
3. ^{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 537}}

External links

{{MetroLyrics song|the-style-council|walls-come-tumbling-down!}}

5 : 1985 singles|The Style Council songs|Songs written by Paul Weller|1985 songs|Polydor Records singles

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