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Real Gone Kid

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Released
  
October 1988

Genre
  
Rock, pop rock

Recorded
  
March 1988

B-side
  
"Little Lincoln" "Born Again" "It's Not Funny Anymore"

Format
  
7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, Cassette, CD, 3" CD

Length
  
4:03 7:06 (Extended Version)

"Real Gone Kid" is a song by the Scottish rock/pop band Deacon Blue. Released in 1988, it was the first single to come from the band's second album When the World Knows Your Name which was released six months later. The single was the band's first top ten hit, reaching No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart. Vocalist Ricky Ross wrote the song about a performance he saw of ex-Lone Justice singer Maria McKee on stage (Deacon Blue had toured with Lone Justice for a time as the opening band).

Contents

The B-sides consist of the song "Little Lincoln" and covers of Sam & Dave's "Born Again" and Hüsker Dü's "It's Not Funny Anymore".

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

7" Single (deac 7)

  1. "Real Gone Kid" — 4:03
  2. "Little Lincoln" — 3:06

7" limited edition single (deac ep7)

  1. "Real Gone Kid" — 4:03
  2. "Little Lincoln" — 3:06
  3. "Born Again" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) — 3:29
  4. "It's Not Funny Anymore" (Grant Hart) — 3:01

12" Single (deac t7)

  1. "Real Gone Kid" (Extended Version) — 7:06
  2. "Little Lincoln" — 3:06
  3. "Real Gone Kid" — 4:03

12" Single (fold out picture sleeve) (deac qt7)

  1. "Real Gone Kid" (extended version) — 7:06
  2. "Little Lincoln" — 3:06
  3. "Real Gone Kid" — 4:03

Cassette single (deac c7)

  1. "Real Gone Kid" — 4:03
  2. "Little Lincoln" — 3:06

3" CD single (653035 3)

  1. "Real Gone Kid" (Extended Version) — 7:06
  2. "Little Lincoln" — 3:06
  3. "Real Gone Kid" — 4:03

CD single (CDDeac 7)

  1. "Real Gone Kid" — 4:03
  2. "Little Lincoln" — 3:06
  3. "Born Again" (Hayes, Porter) — 3:29
  4. "It's Not Funny Anymore" (Hart) — 3:01)

Various mixes of the song have appeared in adverts for the Boots Pharmacy in the UK as of 2015.

The song is also used by Paul Smith (boxer) for his ring entrances, most recently against Andre Ward.

The song appears in the 2013 science fiction horror film Under the Skin.

The song is in 2016's Eddie the Eagle (film) about British Olympic ski jumper, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards.

References

Real Gone Kid Wikipedia
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