Song · Elvis Costello & the Attractions
“Clubland” by Elvis Costello & the Attractions
From the album Trust (1981)
“Clubland” by Elvis Costello & the Attractions appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1981 on the album Trust. Its best result is #505 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,129 alternative song of all time.
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"Clubland" was the first taste of Trust, the 1981 album from Elvis Costello & the Attractions, out on F-Beat as a single in December 1980. Costello wrote it in 1980 off the back of the band's latest tour, and it's a sharp-eyed look at nightclub life set to music that nicks a little from the Police. The band had already road-tested it at festivals before the record came out.
Nick Lowe sat in the producer's chair, with Roger Bechirian assisting as associate producer, and the single came backed with two unreleased leftovers from the Armed Forces sessions. By the band's standards it stumbled, stalling at number 60 and falling short of the releases before it, but critics have sung its praises since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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