Kingston Town (song)

Kingston Town (song)

infobox Single|
Name = Kingston Town

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Artist = UB40
from Album = Labour of Love II
Released = December 19, 2003 (France)
Format = 7" vinyl
3" vinyl
CD maxi
Recorded =
Genre = Reggae
Length = 3:48
Label = Virgin
Producer = UB40
Certification = Gold SNEP, 1990
Last single = "Homely Girl"
(1989)
This single = "Kingston Town"
(1990)
Next single = "Wear You to the Ball"
(1990)

"Kingston Town" is a 1970 song by Lord Creator. It was covered in 1990 by reggae group UB40 and was the second single from their 1989 album "Labour of Love II", reaching #4 on the UK singles chart.

In June 2007, the copyright holders of the song, Sparta Florida Music Group, started legal action against Paris Hilton and Warner Chappell Music for plagiarism due to alleged similarities between "Kingston Town" and Hilton's song "Stars Are Blind". It has wrongly been stated that UB40 was the suing party, but that has been denied by the band on their website. [ [http://www.ub40.co.uk/news/20070607a.php UB40.co.uk] ]

In France, the cover by UB40 peaked at #1 for three weeks from October 20 to November 3, 1990. It remained on the chart for 25 weeks, and was certified Gold disc by SNEP in 1991. Infodisc Website estimates it is the 427th best selling single of all time in France with 581,000 copies sold [Best selling singles of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=400 Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved December 14, 2007)] .

The song was also covered by Jamaican group The Mighty Red.

Formats and track listings

; CD-Maxi
# "Kingston Town" (7" Version) (3:53)
# "Lickwood" 5:04
# "Kingston Town" (Extended Mix) (5:15)

; 7" Single Virgin
# "Kingston Town" (3:48)
# "Lickwood" (5:03) ; 3" CD-Single Virgin
# "Kingston Town"
# "Lickwood"

Charts

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