Song · Elvis Costello
“...This Town...” by Elvis Costello
From the album Spike (1989)
“...This Town...” by Elvis Costello appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1989 and 2003. It was first released in 1989 on the album Spike. Its best result is #99 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #222 alternative song of 1989 and #3,496 alternative song of all time.
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"...This Town..." comes from Spike, Elvis Costello's 12th studio album, from 1989: his first for Warner Bros. and his first record since My Aim Is True without the Attractions anywhere on it. He wrote it alone, and the cast he gathered is something else: Paul McCartney on bass, Roger McGuinn on 12-string guitar, Jim Keltner on snare, Ralph Forbes on electronic drums, Cait O'Riordan on maracas, Michael Blair on bell and glockenspiel and T-Bone Burnett on acoustic guitar. Costello himself piles on acoustic and electric guitar, piano, organ, melodica and tambourine.
Burnett, his foil from King of America, produced it with Costello and Kevin Killen, who engineered and mixed. With a new label's budget that Costello compared to a small independent movie's, he had plans for five albums and decided to make every one of them.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 99 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 680 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 233 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: This Town.; .This Town..
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