Wages Day

"Wages Day"

Cover of 7" single
Single by Deacon Blue
from the album When the World Knows Your Name
B-side "Take Me to the Place"
"Take the Saints Away"
"Trampoline"
Released February 1989
Format 7" vinyl, 7" EP, 12" vinyl, Cassette, CD, 3" CD
Recorded February 1988
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:08
5:04 (12" mix)
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Ricky Ross
Producer(s) Warne Livesey
Deacon Blue singles chronology
"Real Gone Kid"
(1988)		 "Wages Day"
(1988)		 "Fergus Sings the Blues
(1989)

"Wages Day" is the second single from the album When the World Knows Your Name by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue.

The main B-side is "Take Me to the Place", which is musically based on the hymn "Abide with Me" and the traditional melody "Eventide". Some versions of the single contain two songs, "Take the Saints Away" and a cover of Julian Cope's "Trampolene" .

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

7" Single (Deac 8)
  1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
7" Extended Play Single (Deac ep8)
  1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
  3. "Take the Saints Away" - 2:51
  4. "Trampolene" (Julian Cope) -3:36
Cassette Single (Deac c8)
  1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
12" Single (Deac t8)
  1. "Wages Day (12" Mix)" - 5:04
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
  3. "Wages Day" - 3:08
CD Single (CDDeac 8)
  1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
  3. "Take the Saints Away" - 2:51
  4. "Trampolene" (Cope) -3:36
3" CD Single (654648 3)
  1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
  3. "Take the Saints Away" - 2:51
  4. "Trampolene" (Cope) -3:36

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 18
Irish Singles Chart[2] 10

References

  1. ↑ "Chart Stats - Deacon Blue - Wages Day". Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 17 May 2009.

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