| 词条 | Strange Town |
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| name = Strange Town | cover = StrangeTown.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = The Jam | album = Snap! | B-side = The Butterfly Collector | released = 9 March 1979 | format = 7" | recorded = 1978 | studio = | venue = | genre = Mod revival, power pop | length = 3:48 | label = Polydor (UK) | writer = Paul Weller | producer = Vic Coppersmith-Heaven | prev_title = Down in the Tube Station at Midnight | prev_year = 1978 | next_title = When You're Young | next_year = 1979 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Rear cover | cover = StrangeTownBack.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = Rear cover of Strange Town }}{{External music video|{{YouTube|omJZ3z5PYSY|"Strange Town"}}}} }} "Strange Town" is a 1979 single by The Jam. The single was released on 9 March 1979 and reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart[1] on 8 April.[2] This single, backed by the Paul Weller-penned "The Butterfly Collector", only appeared on one of the band's studio albums, the Canadian Polydor pressing of Setting Sons. "Strange Town" also appears on the greatest hits album Snap!. "The Butterfly Collector" also appears in the 1996 The Jam Collection compilation album as well as on Snap!. The start of the promotional video for the single was filmed at the entrance to the underground section of London Victoria station. US releaseThe single was also released in the US in May 1979, as Polydor #14553. However, for the American release "The Butterfly Collector" was catalogued as the A-side. The single did not chart in the States. Pressings were issued on both see-through gold vinyl and standard black vinyl. The latter appears to be the less common variety, but neither edition is rare. Other than colour, there is no difference between the two issues. There was no picture sleeve for the US issue. Gold vinyl issues were packaged in a clear plastic sleeve. Black vinyl issues were marketed in standard Polydor house bags. The Butterfly CollectorThe B-side song was covered by Noel Gallagher with Paul Weller at a Teenage Cancer Trust gig at the Royal Albert Hall in 2007. This track was also included on a CD of songs given away with the 15 March 2009 edition of The Sunday Times.[3] It has also been covered by Garbage as a b-side of the "Queer" single.[4] ReceptionThe song was ranked at number five among the top "Tracks of the Year" for 1979 by NME.[5] In a 2015 interview granted to Radio X, Paul Weller opined Strange Town as one of the three best songs he has written in his entire career.[6] Track listingA. "Strange Town" – 3:48 B. "The Butterfly Collector" – 3:11 References1. ^{{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= 277}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/uk-top-40-singles-chart/19790408/750140/ |title=Official Singles Chart Top 40: 08 April 1979 - 14 April 1979 |publisher=officialcharts.com |date=2011-05-29 |accessdate=2017-01-12}} 3. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/43278 |title=Oasis to give away free live CD |website=Nme.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-14}} 4. ^oasisinet.com 5. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/bestalbumsandtracksoftheyear/1979-2-1045405 |title=Albums and Tracks of the Year |author= |date=2016 |publisher=NME |accessdate=9 November 2016 }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/paul-weller/news/paul-weller-three-best-songs-the-jam-changingman/ |title=Paul Weller: I've Written Three Perfect Ssongs in my Life |publisher=radiox.co.uk |date=2015-06-10|accessdate=2017-01-12}} External links
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