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Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock

{{Short description|1996 single by the Bluetones}}

{{Use British English |date=March 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates |date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Cut Some Rug" / "Castle Rock

| cover = Cut Some Rug.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = the Bluetones

| album = Expecting to Fly

| B-side = The Devil Behind My Smile

| released = 1 June 1996 (Japan)

| recorded = Mid-1995

| studio = Ridge Farm (Surrey, England)

| genre =

| length =

  • 4:32 ("Cut Some Rug")
  • 3:09 ("Castle Rock")

| label = Superior Quality

| writer =

| producer = Hugh Jones

| prev_title = Slight Return

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Marblehead Johnson

| next_year = 1996

}}

"Cut Some Rug" / "Castle Rock" is a double A-side single by English indie rock band the Bluetones, released as the third single from their 1996 debut album, Expecting to Fly. The single reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Both tracks were included on the band's 2006 compilation, A Rough Outline: The Singles & B-Sides 95 – 03.

Track listings

UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock|others=The Bluetones|year=1996|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Superior Quality Recordings|id=BLUE 005CD}}

  1. "Cut Some Rug"
  2. "Castle Rock"
  3. "The Devil Behind My Smile"

UK 7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock|others=The Bluetones|year=1996|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Superior Quality Recordings|id=BLUE 005X}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock|others=The Bluetones|year=1996|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Superior Quality Recordings|id=BLUE 005MC}}

  1. "Cut Some Rug"
  2. "Castle Rock"

Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock|others=The Bluetones|year=1996|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=POCM-1171}}

  1. "Cut Some Rug"
  2. "Castle Rock"
  3. "The Devil Behind My Smile"
  4. "No.11" (version)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Expecting to Fly album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Expecting to Fly|title-link=Expecting to Fly (album)|others=The Bluetones|year=1996|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=Superior Quality Recordings|id=BLUECD 004, 540 475-2}}

Studio

Personnel

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  • Mark Morriss – writing, vocals
  • Eds Chesters – writing, drums, percussion
  • Adam Devlin – writing, six-string guitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Scott Morriss – writing, vocals, electric bass guitar
  • Hugh Jones – production, mixing
  • Helen Woodward – mix engineering
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering

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Charts

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!Chart (1996)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-05-18.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=13|issue=20|page=24|date=18 May 1996|access-date=3 July 2021}}

|48

{{single chart|Scotland|4|date=19960511|rowheader=true|access-date=3 July 2021}}
{{single chart|UK|7|date=19960511|rowheader=true|access-date=3 July 2021}}

Release history

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|29 April 1996

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|Superior Quality

|

scope="row"|Japan

|1 June 1996

|CD

|A&M

|{{cite web|url=http://www.polygram.co.jp/music/intl/bluetone/disco.html|title=Bluetones Discography|publisher=PolyGram|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990220161323/http://www.polygram.co.jp/music/intl/bluetone/disco.html|archive-date=20 February 1999|access-date=27 August 2023}}

References

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{{The Bluetones}}

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Category:The Bluetones songs

Category:1996 singles

Category:1996 songs

Category:A&M Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Hugh Jones (producer)

Category:Songs written by Adam Devlin

Category:Songs written by Eds Chesters

Category:Songs written by Mark Morriss

Category:Songs written by Scott Morriss

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