London Town (Bucks Fizz single)

Infobox Single
Name = London Town

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Artist = Bucks Fizz
from Album = Greatest Hits
Released = September, 1983
Format = 7" single, 12" single
B-side = "Identity"
[Recorded =]
Genre = Pop
Length = 3.10
Label = RCA
Writer = Andy Hill
Producer = Andy Hill
Certification =
Chart position =
NoReviews = yes
Last single = When We Were Young
(1983)
This single = London Town
(1983)
Next single = Rules of the Game
(1983)

"London Town" is a single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. [ [http://www.ianbairnson.com/discography/bucksfizzgreatesthits/bucksfizzgreatesthits.htm Guitarist Ian Bairnson site with song clip] ]

Released in September 1983, this was the group's tenth single. The song became their first single to peak outside the top twenty after nine consecutive top 20 hits. Eventually reaching No.34, the song remained on the charts for 6 weeks. [ [http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=11028 chartstats.com - chart details] ]

Written by Andy Hill, the lyrics tell of someone who is finding it difficult to adjust to life in a big city but is determined to stay. [ [http://www.bucksfizzlyrics.kit.net/handcut.htm bucksfizzlyrics.net - London Town lyrics] ] . Lead vocals on the track are by member Bobby G, although he was unhappy with the way his vocals were mixed, giving them a distorted quality, claiming that he "sounded like a munchkin". [Smash Hits Magazine, September 1984 interview] . This single was a short-notice replacement for another song, "Invisible", which featured lead vocals by Jay Aston, but was withdrawn for reasons which are unclear. Details of its release had already been announced to the fan club and mentioned on radio. [Radio Luxembourg, September 1983] The song was eventually released on the 12" version of "I Hear Talk" over a year later.

The Promotional Video features the group performing the track in a variety of indoor locations including a Tube station. [ [http://www.bucksfizzearlyyears.co.uk/londontown.htm bucksfizzearlyyears.co.uk - video shots] ]

The song featured on the group's first "Greatest Hits" album, released soon after. [ [http://www.raffem.com/BucksFizz81to84.htm#13 raffem.com - Greatest Hits album and singles] ] It was also released in an extended form on 12" single and in 2005 was released on "The Ultimate Anthology" with a revised ending.

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