"Clean Town" is the first single by

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band Mando Diao from their 2004 album

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and their fourth single overall (not counting EPs). "Clean Town" was released in Japan as an EP, commonly known as the "Japan Tour EP." The EP featured an enhanced section with two live videos from a Japanese performance at the Harajuku Astro Hall. The B-sides, "Hail The Sunny Days" and "Your Lover's Nerve," both later featured again on the Swedish version of " You Can't Steal My Love", the latter also appearing as a bonus track on the Japanese version of

. The live version of "Little Boy Jr," recorded in Boston, from the Japanese EP has appeared on many Mando Diao releases, including the UK version of " God Knows", the US version of the

Paralyzed EP ''Bring 'Em In'' is the debut album of the Swedish band Mando Diao, released 2002 in Sweden. In 2003 the album was released as both a CD and an LP internationally, and was well received by critics. The Japan release of the album adds three ...

and the German limited edition of " Bring 'Em In". The song itself is about the band's hometown of Borlänge. It was originally written as praising the town, but ended up sounding more hateful than intended. The song suggests that, instead of leaving, cleaning up the hometown can be another way of escaping. The song is about being proud of where you come from because it will always be a part of who you are. In talking about the song,

Gustaf Norén Gustaf Erik David Norén (born 1 February 1981 in Borlänge) is a Swedish musician (songwriting, vocals, guitar) and actor. He was previously one of the two frontmen of the Swedish band Mando Diao and is one half of the duo ''Gustaf & Viktor Nor ...

has said "we will always have one foot in Borlänge and ne inthe rest in the world."

Track listings

* Swedish CD # "Clean Town" # "Your Lover's Nerve" # "Hail The Sunny Days" * Japan Tour EP # "Clean Town" # "White Wall" # "Hail The Sunny Days" # "Little Boy Jr (Live)" # " Mr Moon (Live Video)" # " Paralyzed (Live Video)" All songs by

Björn Dixgård Björn Hans-Erik Dixgård (born 8 May 1981) is a Swedish musician (vocals, guitar). He is the frontman of the Swedish band Mando Diao. Biography 220px, Dixgård in 2013 Björn Hans-Erik Dixgård was born on 8 May 1981, near Falun, Sweden, as the ...

and

. 2004 singles Mando Diao songs Songs written by Björn Dixgård Songs written by Gustaf Norén 2004 songs EMI Records singles {{2000s-rock-single-stub