This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
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| "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" | ||
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| Single by Sparks | ||
| from the album Kimono My House | ||
| Released | 1974 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1974 | |
| Genre | Rock, Chamber pop | |
| Length | 3 minutes 06 seconds | |
| Label | Island Records | |
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| Sparks singles chronology | ||
| "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" (1974) |
"Amateur Hour" (1974) |
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"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" is a song written by Ron Mael of the American pop group Sparks. It is the opening track on their 1974 album Kimono My House, and was the lead single from the album, reaching number two in the UK singles chart.
The inspiration behind the song was that after each verse Russell would sing a movie dialogue cliche, one of which was 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us'. They ditched the idea of using different phrases and stuck with the title.
Sparks recorded a new version of the song in collaboration with Faith No More for their 1997 album Plagiarism. This new version was released as a single and reached number forty in the British singles chart.
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British Whale recorded a version of the song, in 2005, which reached number six in the UK.
The song has also been covered by Siouxsie & the Banshees on their 1987 album Through the Looking Glass, by Theory in Practice on their 2002 album Colonizing the Sun, by British Whale as a debut single in August 2005 and most recently by The Format in their 2006 release, And Now I Hope You're All Right- Live In California- EP.
The electro/dance group Justice recently used the track to open their set.
The track has also been covered by British rock outfit The Darkness, formerly fronted by Justin Hawkins (British Whale).
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