Song · Belle & Sebastian
“White collar Boy” by Belle & Sebastian
From the album The Life Pursuit (2006)
“White collar Boy” by Belle & Sebastian appears on 8 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2006 and 2014. It was first released in 2006 on the album The Life Pursuit. Its best result is #38 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #277 alternative song of 2006 and #2,616 alternative song of all time.
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Belle & Sebastian released "White Collar Boy" as the third single from The Life Pursuit in June 2006 (on the sleeve it became "The White Collar Boy"), and it catches them in a strutting mood, all bounce and sly wit. The songwriting is credited to seven names, Stuart Murdoch, Stevie Jackson, Sarah Martin, Chris Geddes, Mick Cooke, Bobby Kildea and Richard Colburn, and Tony Hoffer produced and mixed it with a bright, punchy shine.
The British singles chart didn't bite: it stalled at 45, the first time since "Lazy Line Painter Jane" that one of their singles had missed the Top 40. The woman on the cover, Catherine Ireton, went on to sing lead in Murdoch's God Help the Girl project.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 38 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 964 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1167 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1094 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1133 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1171 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1232 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1287 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
Also listed as: White Collar Boy.
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