Don't Sleep in the Subway
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| "Don't Sleep in the Subway" | ||
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| Single by Petula Clark | ||
| from the album 'These Are My Songs' | ||
| B-side(s) | "Here Comes the Morning" | |
| Released | April 1967 | |
| Recorded | 1967 | |
| Label | Warner Bros.(US)/Vogue (UK) | |
| Writer(s) | Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent | |
| Producer(s) | Tony Hatch | |
| Chart positions | ||
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1 (Australia), 3 (Rhodesia, New Zealand), 5 (US, Canada), 10 (South Africa), 12 (UK), 16 (Germany) |
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| Petula Clark singles chronology | ||
| "This Is My Song" | "Don't Sleep in the Subway" | "The Cat in the Window (The Bird in the Sky)" |
"Don't Sleep in the Subway" was a 1967 single by Petula Clark. In it, the narrator advises her lover against storming out after an argument, suggesting he shouldn't sleep in the subway or "stand in the pouring rain" merely to prove a point. The song, released in April 1967, peaked at #5 on the US charts in June and proved to be Clark's last U.S. Top Ten single.
The song was later covered by Frank Sinatra.
[edit] Trivia
- Contrary to popular belief, the subway of the title doesn't refer to a mass transit system, but rather to underground pedestrian passages used to cross wide, heavily-trafficked streets in major United Kingdom cities.
- The song was cobbled together from three different pieces of music previously composed by Hatch. As the tune progresses, its changes in musical style - from pop to symphonic to a Beach Boys-like melody for the chorus - are obvious. This song uses the chord progression most familiar from a classical piece, Pachelbel's Canon.
- Clark frequently has cited it as her favorite song written by Hatch.
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