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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = This Old Town
| name = This Old Town
| Cover = This Old Town.jpg
| cover = This Old Town.jpg
| Cover size =
| alt =
| Caption =
| type = single
| Artist = [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]] and [[Graham Coxon]]
| artist = [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]] and [[Graham Coxon]]
| from Album =
| album =
| A-side =
| B-side = "Each New Morning", "Black River"
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| released = 2 July 2007
| B-side = "Each New Morning", "Black River"
| recorded =
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| Released = July 2, 2007
| studio =
| Format = [[Music download|Download]], [[gramophone record|7"]]
| Recorded =
| venue =
| Genre =
| genre =
| Length = 12:13
| length = 12:13
| Label = [[Regal Records (1914)|Regal Records]]
| label = [[Regal Records (1914)|Regal Records]]
| Writer = Paul Weller, Graham Coxon
| writer = Paul Weller, Graham Coxon
| Producer = Charles Rees
| producer = Charles Rees
| Certification =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| next_title =
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| Artist = [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]]
| next_year =
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| Type = single
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
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| Last single = "Wild Blue Yonder"<br/>(2006)
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| artist = [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]]
| This single = "'''This Old Town'''"<br />(2007)
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| type = single
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| Next single = "Are You Trying To Be Lonely"<br/>(2007)}}
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| prev_title = Wild Blue Yonder
| prev_year = 2006
| title = This Old Town
| year = 2007
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| next_title = Are You Trying To Be Lonely
| next_year = 2007
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}}
{{Extra chronology
{{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Graham Coxon]]
| artist = [[Graham Coxon]]
| Type = single
| type = single
| Last single = "[[Bloody Annoying / What Ya Gonna Do Now?|Bloody Annoying" / "What Ya Gonna Do Now?]]"<br/>(2006)
| prev_title = [[Bloody Annoying / What Ya Gonna Do Now?|Bloody Annoying" / "What Ya Gonna Do Now?]]
| prev_year = 2006
| This single = "'''This Old Town'''"<br />(2007)
| title = This Old Town
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| Next single = "[[Sorrow's Army]]"<br/>(2009)
| year = 2007
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| next_title = [[Sorrow's Army]]
| next_year = 2009
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"'''This Old Town'''" is a song collaboration by English musicians [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]] (formerly of [[The Jam]]) and [[Graham Coxon]] (of [[Blur (band)|Blur]] fame). The song was released as a [[music download|download]] [[single (music)|single]] on July 2, 2007, and a [[Special edition|limited edition]] [[gramophone record|7"]] on 30 July (see [[2007 in British music]]).<ref name="Graham_Coxon_online">{{cite web|title=Graham Coxon / Paul Weller single announced!|publisher=GrahamCoxon.co.uk|url=http://www.grahamcoxon.co.uk/newsitem.html?view=javascript&item=1687054}}</ref> The song also features [[Zak Starkey]] (of [[The Who]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] fame) on [[Drum kit|drums]].<ref name="Graham_Coxon_online"/> The single peaked at #39 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].
"'''This Old Town'''" is a song collaboration by English musicians [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]] (formerly of [[The Jam]] and [[The Style Council]]) and [[Graham Coxon]] (of [[Blur (band)|Blur]] fame). The song was released as a [[music download|download]] [[single (music)|single]] on 2 July 2007, and a [[Special edition|limited edition]] [[gramophone record|7"]] on 30 July (see [[2007 in British music]]).<ref name="Graham_Coxon_online">{{cite web|title=Graham Coxon / Paul Weller single announced!|publisher=GrahamCoxon.co.uk|url=http://www.grahamcoxon.co.uk/newsitem.html?view=javascript&item=1687054|access-date=2007-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123742/http://www.grahamcoxon.co.uk/newsitem.html?view=javascript&item=1687054|archive-date=2007-10-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song also features [[Zak Starkey]] (of [[The Who]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] fame) on [[Drum kit|drums]].<ref name="Graham_Coxon_online"/> The single peaked at #39 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].


It was recorded at Black Barn Studios, [[Ripley, Surrey]] being engineered by Charles Rees.
It was recorded at Black Barn Studios, [[Ripley, Surrey]] being engineered by Charles Rees.


In some places the song and its [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]] have been advertised as a "triple A-side."<ref name="NME_07/28/07">{{cite journal|title=Triple A-side single 'This Old Town'|journal=[[NME]]|date=2007-07-28|pages=32|url=http://www.nme.com/|accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref>
In some places the song and its [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]] have been advertised as a "triple A-side."<ref name="NME_07/28/07">{{cite journal|title=Triple A-side single 'This Old Town'|journal=[[NME]]|date=2007-07-28|pages=32|url=https://www.nme.com/|accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Latest revision as of 17:06, 20 May 2021

"This Old Town"
Single by Paul Weller and Graham Coxon
B-side"Each New Morning", "Black River"
Released2 July 2007
Length12:13
LabelRegal Records
Songwriter(s)Paul Weller, Graham Coxon
Producer(s)Charles Rees
Paul Weller singles chronology
"Wild Blue Yonder"
(2006) 		"This Old Town"
(2007) 		"Are You Trying To Be Lonely"
(2007)
Graham Coxon singles chronology
"Bloody Annoying" / "What Ya Gonna Do Now?"
(2006) 		"This Old Town"
(2007) 		"Sorrow's Army"
(2009)

"This Old Town" is a song collaboration by English musicians Paul Weller (formerly of The Jam and The Style Council) and Graham Coxon (of Blur fame). The song was released as a download single on 2 July 2007, and a limited edition 7" on 30 July (see 2007 in British music).[1] The song also features Zak Starkey (of The Who and Oasis fame) on drums.[1] The single peaked at #39 in the UK Singles Chart.

It was recorded at Black Barn Studios, Ripley, Surrey being engineered by Charles Rees.

In some places the song and its B-sides have been advertised as a "triple A-side."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "This Old Town" (Graham Coxon, Paul Weller) - 4:13
  2. "Each New Morning" (Graham Coxon) - 4:10
  3. "Black River" (Paul Weller) - 3:50

This Old Town was previously recorded by Ocean Colour Scene as For Dancers Only, included in their album On the Leyline.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Graham Coxon / Paul Weller single announced!". GrahamCoxon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
  2. ^ "Triple A-side single 'This Old Town'". NME: 32. 2007-07-28. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
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