"This Old Town" is a song collaboration by English musicians

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(of Blur fame). The song was released as a

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on 2 July 2007, and a

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7" on 30 July (see

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). The song also features

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(of

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and

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fame) on

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. The single peaked at #39 in the

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. It was recorded at Black Barn Studios,

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being engineered by Charles Rees. In some places the song and its

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have been advertised as a "triple A-side."

Track listing

# "This Old Town" (Graham Coxon, Paul Weller) - 4:13 # "Each New Morning" (Graham Coxon) - 4:10 # "Black River" (Paul Weller) - 3:50 This Old Town was previously recorded by

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as For Dancers Only, included in their album On the Leyline.

References

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