853-5937

"853-5937"
Single by Squeeze
from the album Babylon and On
Released January 1988 (UK), February 1988 (US)
Format 7" and 12" vinyl
Recorded ?
Genre Rock
Length 3:21
Label A&M
Producer Eric "ET" Thorngren & Glenn Tilbrook
Squeeze singles chronology
"The Waiting Game"
(1987)		 "853-5937"
(1988)		 "Footprints"
(1988)

"853-5937" written by Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, was the fourth UK single and the second US single released from Squeeze's seventh album, Babylon and On. While the track did not chart in the UK, it managed to reach number 32 on the US Hot 100 charts.

In 1988 the London phone number (01) 853 5937 would have been in Greenwich, south east London.[1] Its modern day equivalent post-year 2000 would be (020) 8853 5937.[2]

Contents

Track listing

7"

  1. "853-5937" (3:21)
  2. "Tough Love" (3:06)

12"

  1. "853-5937" (3:21)
  2. "Tough Love" (3:06)
  3. "853-5937 (Bonus Buff mix)" (3:26)

7" (North American release)

  1. "853-5937" (3:21)
  2. "Take Me I'm Yours (live)" (4:03)

See also

References

  1. ^ "01 for London". Scot.scotshome.com. 1990-05-06. http://www.scot.scotshome.com/geography/londondiallingcodes.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-01. 
  2. ^ "020 Area Code - UK Area Code Finder". Area-codes.org.uk. http://www.area-codes.org.uk/020-area-code.shtml. Retrieved 2011-09-01. 
Squeeze
Chris Difford • Glenn Tilbrook • John Bentley • Stephen Large • Simon Hanson
Paul Gunn • Harry Kakoulli • Jools Holland • Gilson Lavis • Paul Carrack • Don Snow • Chris Holland • Keith Wilkinson • Andy Metcalfe • Matt Irving • Pete Thomas • Kevin Wilkinson • Ashley Soan • Hilaire Penda • Steve Nieve
Management and Producers
Miles Copeland III • John Cale • John Wood • Roger Bechirian • Elvis Costello • Dave Edmunds • Nick Lowe • Phil McDonald • Alan Tarney • Laurie Latham • Eric "ET" Thorngren • Pete Hammond • Steve Forward • Tony Berg • Peter Smith • Andrew J. Jones
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
"Take Me I'm Yours" • "Bang Bang" • "Goodbye Girl" • "Cool for Cats" • "Up the Junction" • "Slap and Tickle" • "Christmas Day" • "Another Nail in My Heart" • "If I Didn't Love You" • "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)" • "Farfisa Beat" • "Is That Love" • "Tempted" • "Labelled With Love" • "Messed Around" • "Black Coffee in Bed" • "When the Hangover Strikes" • "I've Returned" • "Annie Get Your Gun" • "Last Time Forever" • "No Place Like Home" • "Hits of the Year" • "Heartbreaking World" • "By Your Side" • "King George Street" • "Hourglass" • "Trust Me to Open My Mouth" • "The Waiting Game" • "853-5937" • "Footprints" • "If It's Love" • "Love Circles" • "Annie Get Your Gun" • "Sunday Street" • "Satisfied" • "Crying in My Sleep" • "Cool for Cats" • "Third Rail" • "Everything in the World" • "Some Fantastic Place" • "Loving You Tonight" • "It's Over" • "This Summer" • "Electric Trains" • "Heaven Knows" • "This Summer (Remix)" • Down in the Valley"
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