Song · Deacon Blue
“Real Gone Kid” by Deacon Blue
From the album When the World Knows Your Name (1989)
“Real Gone Kid” by Deacon Blue appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2001 and 2006. It was first released in 1989 on the album When the World Knows Your Name. Its best result is #226 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,335 alternative song of all time.
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Ricky Ross wrote "Real Gone Kid" after watching Maria McKee, once the singer in Lone Justice, go wild onstage while her band and Deacon Blue were out on tour together, and the title is his salute to how gloriously unhinged she was up there. The Scottish band issued it in October 1988 as the first taste of When the World Knows Your Name, their second album, which followed in 1989.
Warne Livesey produced, Bob Clearmountain mixed, and the result gave Deacon Blue their first top-10 hit, making 8 in the UK and 5 in New Zealand while sitting on top in Spain for three weeks. The B-sides showed off their record collection, with covers of Sam & Dave's "Born Again" and Hüsker Dü's "It's Not Funny Anymore".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 226 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2004 | 341 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2006 | 498 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
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