Song · The Waterboys
“Old England” by The Waterboys
From the album This Is the Sea (1985)
“Old England” by The Waterboys appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1985 on the album This Is the Sea. Its best result is #122 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,315 alternative song of all time.
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Mike Scott wrote "Old England", words and music, for This Is the Sea, the Waterboys' third album, which Ensign released in 1985 after sessions that ran from March to July. It was the last of the band's "Big Music" records, and critics have come to rate it the finest statement of their early, rock-minded sound; Scott himself calls it the album where he fulfilled every musical ambition of his youth, with the Velvet Underground, Van Morrison's Astral Weeks and Steve Reich all feeding in.
It was a changing of the guard, too. Karl Wallinger made his last contributions before leaving to start World Party, while violinist Steve Wickham debuted on "The Pan Within" and then joined the band. The same record carries "The Whole of the Moon", the best-selling single the Waterboys ever had.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 386 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 122 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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