Chinatown (song)
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"Chinatown" | ||
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Single by The Move | ||
from the album Message From the Country | ||
B-side(s) | Down on the Bay | |
Released | October 1971 | |
Format | 7" | |
Recorded | 1971 Philips Studios | |
Genre | Classic rock | |
Length | 3:06 | |
Label | Harvest Records | |
Writer(s) | Roy Wood | |
Producer(s) | Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne | |
Chart positions | ||
The Move singles chronology | ||
"Tonight" (1971) |
Chinatown (1971) |
"California Man" (1972) |
Chinatown is a song performed by The Move
Released in 1971, this was The Move's penultimate release reaching number 23 on the UK singles chart. Recorded at the same time as the band's alter-ego Electric Light Orchestra were laying down tracks for their first album. Former Move vocalist Carl Wayne claimed it was his favourite song by the band.