Peacock Suit
| "Peacock Suit" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Paul Weller | ||||
| from the album Heavy Soul | ||||
| B-side | "Eye of the Storm" | |||
| Released | 5 August 1996[1] | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Go! Discs | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Weller | |||
| Producer(s) | Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller | |||
| Paul Weller singles chronology | ||||
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Peacock Suit is a song by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller that was released on 5 August 1996 as the first single from his fourth solo album Heavy Soul. It reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1996, making it the highest-charting single of his solo career.
Uncut magazine praised the song as a "snarling update of The Who's "I'm The Face"", rating it 25th in its list of Weller's 30 best songs. Weller wrote the song in response to a newspaper article which criticised the Mod clothing movement.[2]
Track listings
[edit]UK 7-inch, CD, and cassette single[3][4][5]
- "Peacock Suit"
- "Eye of the Storm"
European CD EP[6]
- "Peacock Suit"
- "Eye of the Storm"
- "I Shall Be Released"
- "Into Tomorrow"
- "Sunflower"
- "You Do Something to Me"
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 27 |
| Scotland (OCC)[8] | 6 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 August 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Paul Weller's 30 Best Songs". Uncut. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Peacock Suit (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. GOD 149.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Peacock Suit (UK CD single liner notes). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. GODCD 149.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Peacock Suit (UK cassette single sleeve). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. GODMC 149.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Peacock Suit (European CD EP liner notes). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. 850 619-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 34. 24 August 1996. p. 12. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Paul Weller: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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