Chinatown (song)

"Chinatown"
Single by The Move
from the album Message From the Country
B-side	Down on the Bay
Released	October 1971
Format	7"
Recorded	1971 Philips Studios
Genre	Rock
Length	3:06
Label	UK Harvest Records US MGM withdrawn US United Artists
Writer(s)	Roy Wood
Producer	Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne
The Move singles chronology
"Tonight" (1971) Chinatown (1971) "California Man" (1972)

Chinatown is a song performed by The Move. Released in 1971, this was The Move's penultimate release reaching number 23 on the UK singles chart.^[1] Recorded at the same time as the band's alter-ego Electric Light Orchestra were laying down tracks for their first album. Former Move vocalist Carl Wayne claimed it was his favourite song by the band.

The b-side was a Lynne penned song Down on the Bay

The single (with an edited version of "Chinatown") was issued on MGM, but quickly withdrawn (probably prior to regular stock copies pressed, although yellow label promos have been seen). The single with the same edit was almost immediately issued on United Artists.

References

1. ^ "UK Charts archive". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=1907. Retrieved 2010-03-01.