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Wages Day

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Released
  
February 1989

Genre
  
Pop rock

Recorded
  
February 1988

Length
  
3:08 5:04 (12" mix)

B-side
  
"Take Me to the Place" "Take the Saints Away" "Trampoline"

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

"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
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

References

Wages Day Wikipedia
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