Me and the Farmer
| "Me and the Farmer" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by The Housemartins | ||||
| from the album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death | ||||
| Released | September 1987 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, cassette | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Go! Discs | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Heaton, Stan Cullimore. | |||
| The Housemartins singles chronology | ||||
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"Me and the Farmer" is a single by British Indie rock band The Housemartins from the album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death. It reached #15 in the UK singles chart the week of 12 September 1987.[1][2] The song had been written some 18 months previously, on 22 January 1986 (the same day as Happy Hour). [3]
It featured Sandy Blair on the tuba.
The B-Side "Step Outside" later appeared in the 1988 compilation Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
7 inch single track listing
- "Me and the Farmer"
- "I Bit My Lip"
12 inch/cassette single track listing
- "Me and the Farmer"
- "He Will Find You Out"
- "Step Outside"
- "I Bit My Lip"
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Singles Chart | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart | 15 |
References
- ↑ http://thehousemartins.com/
- ↑ "Me and the Farmer", Chart Stats, retrieved 2010-02-11
- ↑ "Paul Heaton interview". The One Show. March 12, 2013. BBC One.
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