| 词条 | Sit Down (song) | ||||||||||||
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| name = Sit Down | cover = James_Sit_Down_Rough_Trade.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = James | album = | B-side = Sky Is Falling | released = June 1989, March 1991, November 1998 | format = 7" single, cassette and CD single | recorded = Autumn 1988 | studio = | venue = | genre = Madchester | length = 7:39 (original) 4:05 (re-release) | label = Rough Trade/Mercury | writer = Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, Tim Booth, Gavan Whelan | producer = Gil Norton | prev_title = Ya Ho | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = Come Home | next_year = 1989 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Re-release cover | type = Single | cover = James_sit_down.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = Cover of the 1991 release on Mercury }}{{Extra chronology | artist = James re-release | type = single | prev_title = Lose Control | prev_year = 1990 | title = "Sit Down" (Re-recording) | year = 1991 | next_title = Sound | next_year = 1991 }}{{Extra chronology | artist = James Late 1990s | type = single | prev_title = Runaground | prev_year = 1998 | title = "Sit Down '98" (Apollo 440 Mix) | year = 1998 | next_title = I Know What I'm Here For | next_year = 1999 }} }} "Sit Down" is a song by English band James, originally released in 1989 by Rough Trade Records. The song's lyrics were written in the autumn of 1988 as a homage to author Doris Lessing and singer Patti Smith, who had inspired Tim Booth. In its seven-and-a-half-minute original form, the song only reached number 77 on the UK Singles Chart (although it did make number eight in John Peel's Festive Fifty of that year). Due to this unimpressive performance, their record label's managing director, Geoff Travis, told the band they were not a viable commercial proposition beyond an audience of 20,000.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}} After experiencing success as part of the Madchester music scene, a new version was released in March 1991 that was shorter and with new lyrics. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks there. It was the 20th best-selling single of 1991 in the UK.[1] After the release of their 'Best Of' album, the song was remixed by Apollo 440 and released as a single for a third time in November 1998, reaching number seven, making it their biggest hit since the 1991 release. The band had to sell the rights to the song to Mercury Records to help pay off debts to the record company.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}} In 2006, Sit Down was used as a featured song in BBC Three's Manchester Passion, in which lead singer, Tim Booth, also appeared as Judas Iscariot. Darren Morfitt in the role of Jesus sang a less upbeat rendition of the piece to his resting disciples while the presenter signalled the audience to sit down. Booth sang the song in an encore after the credits. In 2013, the song placed 4th in a poll by BBC Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company to find the greatest track to miss out on the number one spot in the UK charts.[2] In the same year, James performed the song with Peter Kay for Comic Relief. On March 30, 2017 a version of the song was used in the promo of the seventh season of the hit HBO series Game of Thrones.[3] Track listing1989 original release
1991 release
Sit Down '98CD1:
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12" promo:
Charts{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}"Sit Down"Weekly charts
Year-end charts
"Sit Down '98"
Certifications{{Certification Table Top}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Sit Down|artist=James|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=2018|accessdate=29 September 2018}}{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}In popular cultureFans of Premier League club Liverpool rewrote the lyrics of this song in 2018. The new lyrics were about the 2017-18 Premier League Golden Boot winner Mohamed Salah. External links
References1. ^1 {{cite magazine |title=1991 Top 100 Singles |magazine=Music Week |publisher=Spotlight Publications |location=London, England |page=20 |date=11 January 1992}} {{James (band)}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20881216|title=Ultravox's Vienna tops 'number two' poll|work=BBC News}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2017/03/30/game-of-thrones-season-7-trailer-teaser-video/ |title=Game of Thrones: Watch the Haunting First Season 7 Teaser Trailer Now |publisher=TVLine |first=Kimberly |last=Roots |date=March 30, 2017 |accessdate=March 30, 2017}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}} 8 : James (band) songs|1989 singles|1991 singles|1998 singles|1988 songs|Rough Trade Records singles|Mercury Records singles|Song recordings produced by Gil Norton |
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