charts. The song appeared on their self-titled album. [14][better source needed] It was filmed in and around Newcastle upon Tyne with some scenes filmed in Manchester in the UK and in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States, using footage of the now-closed LTV Steel and Duquesne Light facilities. The song was released as a single from the band's debut studio album The Dream Academy, released in 1985. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1986. The single peaked at number seven on the U.S. charts. [7], "Life in a Northern Town" was written as an elegy to British folk musician Nick Drake, who died in 1974. [3] The single reached No. The video featured footage from one of the band’s first television appearances, on The Tube.
[citation needed], Gilbert Gabriel, a member of the Dream Academy and co-writer of "Life in a Northern Town", said that the inspiration for the tune came from his experience at Dartington College of Arts. The Dream Academy released the original version of "Life in a Northern Town" as a single in 1985. The song was written as an elegy to British folk musician Nick Drake. [6], The Dream Academy released the original version of "Life in a Northern Town" as a single in 1985. A Salvation Army band played And the children drunk lemonade And the morning lasted all day All day And through an open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Pushing the town away, ah Ah hey ma ma, ma-me doo-de din-day-ya Hey ma ma ma hey-yah Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma They sat on the stony ground And he took out a cigarette out And everyone else came down To listen He …
[13][better source needed], Upon the release of their initial music video, the band's members were unhappy with the finished product and elected to shoot a new video when the song became a single in North America. Written by band members Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel,[3] the song was produced by Laird-Clowes with help from Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. This performance was included on the Deluxe Fan Edition of Sugarland's 2008 album Love on the Inside[22] and on Capitol Records' late 2008 re-release of Little Big Town's 2007 album A Place to Land. "Life in a Northern Town" is a song by British group the Dream Academy. [8][9] The song's composition was heavily influenced by Drake's music (the acoustic arrangement was composed using the guitar Drake is seen holding on the cover of his 1970 album Bryter Layter), and the single's record sleeve includes a dedication to him. The song appeared on their self-titled album. [10] The song is written in the key of E major with a main chord pattern of E-Amaj7-E and a vocal range from B3 to E5. [3] The single peaked at number seven on the U.S. [citation needed]. It was nominated for Vocal Event of the Year at the Country Music Association awards,[23] Best Country Collaboration with Vocals at the 51st Grammy Awards,[24] and Vocal Event of the Year at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music awards. The song was covered in 2007 by the country music duo Sugarland, along with Little Big Town and Jake Owen, on the Sugarland Change for Change Tour. It also peaked at 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 based on downloads.
[citation needed] The North American version was filmed in 1985 and was directed by Leslie Libman and Larry Williams. [22] Although not officially released as a single, this rendition received airplay on country radio, debuting at 57 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for April 5, 2008 and reaching a peak of 28. A live performance from 2007 was made into a music video by Becky Fluke for the network Country Music Television. The second version is considered the band's official music video for the single. It is the band’s highest-peaking chart single in the United States,[4] the UK,[5] and Ireland. It was directed by Tim Pope. [10], The song, which took a year to record, includes elements of classical music, an "African-esque" chant, which was later sampled by dance duo Dario G for their track "Sunchyme" and more recently by the duo Tritonal,[11] and hints of psychedelia. The first was made in 1984 and filmed in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, England. [25], "Life In A Northern Town by The Dream Academy - Songfacts", "The Irish Charts - All there is to know", "The Dream Academy | Biography & History | AllMusic", "Tritonal 'Hey MaMaMa' Turns Familiar '80s Sample Into Dance Floor Gold: Listen", "mvdbase.com – the Dream Academy – "Life in a northern town [version 1], "mvdbase.com – the Dream Academy – "Life in a northern town [version 2], "The Dream Academy Chart History (Hot 100)", "Sugarland Adds "Life in a Northern Town" to New CD", "Alison Krauss, Robert Plant Score at Grammys", "Sugarland Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)", "Sugarland Chart History (Hot Country Songs)", "Sunchyme – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company", "The Day After Yesterday - Rick Springfield | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic", "Plays the Hits - Sexton Blake | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic", "Life In A Northern Town, by Chris Collingwood", Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy, The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective, Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Life_in_a_Northern_Town&oldid=985241716, Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore, Song recordings produced by David Gilmour, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Articles lacking reliable references from August 2020, Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Life in a Northern Town" (Extended) – 5:19, "Life in a Northern Town" (7" Mix) – 4:14, This page was last edited on 24 October 2020, at 20:15.
charts. The song appeared on their self-titled album. [14][better source needed] It was filmed in and around Newcastle upon Tyne with some scenes filmed in Manchester in the UK and in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States, using footage of the now-closed LTV Steel and Duquesne Light facilities. The song was released as a single from the band's debut studio album The Dream Academy, released in 1985. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1986. The single peaked at number seven on the U.S. charts. [7], "Life in a Northern Town" was written as an elegy to British folk musician Nick Drake, who died in 1974. [3] The single reached No. The video featured footage from one of the band’s first television appearances, on The Tube.
[citation needed], Gilbert Gabriel, a member of the Dream Academy and co-writer of "Life in a Northern Town", said that the inspiration for the tune came from his experience at Dartington College of Arts. The Dream Academy released the original version of "Life in a Northern Town" as a single in 1985. The song was written as an elegy to British folk musician Nick Drake. [6], The Dream Academy released the original version of "Life in a Northern Town" as a single in 1985. A Salvation Army band played And the children drunk lemonade And the morning lasted all day All day And through an open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Pushing the town away, ah Ah hey ma ma, ma-me doo-de din-day-ya Hey ma ma ma hey-yah Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma They sat on the stony ground And he took out a cigarette out And everyone else came down To listen He …
[13][better source needed], Upon the release of their initial music video, the band's members were unhappy with the finished product and elected to shoot a new video when the song became a single in North America. Written by band members Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel,[3] the song was produced by Laird-Clowes with help from Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. This performance was included on the Deluxe Fan Edition of Sugarland's 2008 album Love on the Inside[22] and on Capitol Records' late 2008 re-release of Little Big Town's 2007 album A Place to Land. "Life in a Northern Town" is a song by British group the Dream Academy. [8][9] The song's composition was heavily influenced by Drake's music (the acoustic arrangement was composed using the guitar Drake is seen holding on the cover of his 1970 album Bryter Layter), and the single's record sleeve includes a dedication to him. The song appeared on their self-titled album. [10] The song is written in the key of E major with a main chord pattern of E-Amaj7-E and a vocal range from B3 to E5. [3] The single peaked at number seven on the U.S. [citation needed]. It was nominated for Vocal Event of the Year at the Country Music Association awards,[23] Best Country Collaboration with Vocals at the 51st Grammy Awards,[24] and Vocal Event of the Year at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music awards. The song was covered in 2007 by the country music duo Sugarland, along with Little Big Town and Jake Owen, on the Sugarland Change for Change Tour. It also peaked at 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 based on downloads.
[citation needed] The North American version was filmed in 1985 and was directed by Leslie Libman and Larry Williams. [22] Although not officially released as a single, this rendition received airplay on country radio, debuting at 57 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for April 5, 2008 and reaching a peak of 28. A live performance from 2007 was made into a music video by Becky Fluke for the network Country Music Television. The second version is considered the band's official music video for the single. It is the band’s highest-peaking chart single in the United States,[4] the UK,[5] and Ireland. It was directed by Tim Pope. [10], The song, which took a year to record, includes elements of classical music, an "African-esque" chant, which was later sampled by dance duo Dario G for their track "Sunchyme" and more recently by the duo Tritonal,[11] and hints of psychedelia. The first was made in 1984 and filmed in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, England. [25], "Life In A Northern Town by The Dream Academy - Songfacts", "The Irish Charts - All there is to know", "The Dream Academy | Biography & History | AllMusic", "Tritonal 'Hey MaMaMa' Turns Familiar '80s Sample Into Dance Floor Gold: Listen", "mvdbase.com – the Dream Academy – "Life in a northern town [version 1], "mvdbase.com – the Dream Academy – "Life in a northern town [version 2], "The Dream Academy Chart History (Hot 100)", "Sugarland Adds "Life in a Northern Town" to New CD", "Alison Krauss, Robert Plant Score at Grammys", "Sugarland Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)", "Sugarland Chart History (Hot Country Songs)", "Sunchyme – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company", "The Day After Yesterday - Rick Springfield | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic", "Plays the Hits - Sexton Blake | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic", "Life In A Northern Town, by Chris Collingwood", Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy, The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective, Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Life_in_a_Northern_Town&oldid=985241716, Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore, Song recordings produced by David Gilmour, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Articles lacking reliable references from August 2020, Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Life in a Northern Town" (Extended) – 5:19, "Life in a Northern Town" (7" Mix) – 4:14, This page was last edited on 24 October 2020, at 20:15.
charts. The song appeared on their self-titled album. [14][better source needed] It was filmed in and around Newcastle upon Tyne with some scenes filmed in Manchester in the UK and in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States, using footage of the now-closed LTV Steel and Duquesne Light facilities. The song was released as a single from the band's debut studio album The Dream Academy, released in 1985. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1986. The single peaked at number seven on the U.S. charts. [7], "Life in a Northern Town" was written as an elegy to British folk musician Nick Drake, who died in 1974. [3] The single reached No. The video featured footage from one of the band’s first television appearances, on The Tube.
[citation needed], Gilbert Gabriel, a member of the Dream Academy and co-writer of "Life in a Northern Town", said that the inspiration for the tune came from his experience at Dartington College of Arts. The Dream Academy released the original version of "Life in a Northern Town" as a single in 1985. The song was written as an elegy to British folk musician Nick Drake. [6], The Dream Academy released the original version of "Life in a Northern Town" as a single in 1985. A Salvation Army band played And the children drunk lemonade And the morning lasted all day All day And through an open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Pushing the town away, ah Ah hey ma ma, ma-me doo-de din-day-ya Hey ma ma ma hey-yah Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma They sat on the stony ground And he took out a cigarette out And everyone else came down To listen He …
[13][better source needed], Upon the release of their initial music video, the band's members were unhappy with the finished product and elected to shoot a new video when the song became a single in North America. Written by band members Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel,[3] the song was produced by Laird-Clowes with help from Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. This performance was included on the Deluxe Fan Edition of Sugarland's 2008 album Love on the Inside[22] and on Capitol Records' late 2008 re-release of Little Big Town's 2007 album A Place to Land. "Life in a Northern Town" is a song by British group the Dream Academy. [8][9] The song's composition was heavily influenced by Drake's music (the acoustic arrangement was composed using the guitar Drake is seen holding on the cover of his 1970 album Bryter Layter), and the single's record sleeve includes a dedication to him. The song appeared on their self-titled album. [10] The song is written in the key of E major with a main chord pattern of E-Amaj7-E and a vocal range from B3 to E5. [3] The single peaked at number seven on the U.S. [citation needed]. It was nominated for Vocal Event of the Year at the Country Music Association awards,[23] Best Country Collaboration with Vocals at the 51st Grammy Awards,[24] and Vocal Event of the Year at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music awards. The song was covered in 2007 by the country music duo Sugarland, along with Little Big Town and Jake Owen, on the Sugarland Change for Change Tour. It also peaked at 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 based on downloads.
[citation needed] The North American version was filmed in 1985 and was directed by Leslie Libman and Larry Williams. [22] Although not officially released as a single, this rendition received airplay on country radio, debuting at 57 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for April 5, 2008 and reaching a peak of 28. A live performance from 2007 was made into a music video by Becky Fluke for the network Country Music Television. The second version is considered the band's official music video for the single. It is the band’s highest-peaking chart single in the United States,[4] the UK,[5] and Ireland. It was directed by Tim Pope. [10], The song, which took a year to record, includes elements of classical music, an "African-esque" chant, which was later sampled by dance duo Dario G for their track "Sunchyme" and more recently by the duo Tritonal,[11] and hints of psychedelia. The first was made in 1984 and filmed in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, England. [25], "Life In A Northern Town by The Dream Academy - Songfacts", "The Irish Charts - All there is to know", "The Dream Academy | Biography & History | AllMusic", "Tritonal 'Hey MaMaMa' Turns Familiar '80s Sample Into Dance Floor Gold: Listen", "mvdbase.com – the Dream Academy – "Life in a northern town [version 1], "mvdbase.com – the Dream Academy – "Life in a northern town [version 2], "The Dream Academy Chart History (Hot 100)", "Sugarland Adds "Life in a Northern Town" to New CD", "Alison Krauss, Robert Plant Score at Grammys", "Sugarland Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)", "Sugarland Chart History (Hot Country Songs)", "Sunchyme – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company", "The Day After Yesterday - Rick Springfield | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic", "Plays the Hits - Sexton Blake | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic", "Life In A Northern Town, by Chris Collingwood", Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy, The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective, Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Life_in_a_Northern_Town&oldid=985241716, Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore, Song recordings produced by David Gilmour, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Articles lacking reliable references from August 2020, Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Life in a Northern Town" (Extended) – 5:19, "Life in a Northern Town" (7" Mix) – 4:14, This page was last edited on 24 October 2020, at 20:15.
[12], Two different music videos were made for "Life in a Northern Town".
charts. The song appeared on their self-titled album. [14][better source needed] It was filmed in and around Newcastle upon Tyne with some scenes filmed in Manchester in the UK and in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States, using footage of the now-closed LTV Steel and Duquesne Light facilities. The song was released as a single from the band's debut studio album The Dream Academy, released in 1985. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1986. The single peaked at number seven on the U.S. charts. [7], "Life in a Northern Town" was written as an elegy to British folk musician Nick Drake, who died in 1974. [3] The single reached No. The video featured footage from one of the band’s first television appearances, on The Tube.
[citation needed], Gilbert Gabriel, a member of the Dream Academy and co-writer of "Life in a Northern Town", said that the inspiration for the tune came from his experience at Dartington College of Arts. The Dream Academy released the original version of "Life in a Northern Town" as a single in 1985. The song was written as an elegy to British folk musician Nick Drake. [6], The Dream Academy released the original version of "Life in a Northern Town" as a single in 1985. A Salvation Army band played And the children drunk lemonade And the morning lasted all day All day And through an open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Pushing the town away, ah Ah hey ma ma, ma-me doo-de din-day-ya Hey ma ma ma hey-yah Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma They sat on the stony ground And he took out a cigarette out And everyone else came down To listen He …
[13][better source needed], Upon the release of their initial music video, the band's members were unhappy with the finished product and elected to shoot a new video when the song became a single in North America. Written by band members Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel,[3] the song was produced by Laird-Clowes with help from Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. This performance was included on the Deluxe Fan Edition of Sugarland's 2008 album Love on the Inside[22] and on Capitol Records' late 2008 re-release of Little Big Town's 2007 album A Place to Land. "Life in a Northern Town" is a song by British group the Dream Academy. [8][9] The song's composition was heavily influenced by Drake's music (the acoustic arrangement was composed using the guitar Drake is seen holding on the cover of his 1970 album Bryter Layter), and the single's record sleeve includes a dedication to him. The song appeared on their self-titled album. [10] The song is written in the key of E major with a main chord pattern of E-Amaj7-E and a vocal range from B3 to E5. [3] The single peaked at number seven on the U.S. [citation needed]. It was nominated for Vocal Event of the Year at the Country Music Association awards,[23] Best Country Collaboration with Vocals at the 51st Grammy Awards,[24] and Vocal Event of the Year at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music awards. The song was covered in 2007 by the country music duo Sugarland, along with Little Big Town and Jake Owen, on the Sugarland Change for Change Tour. It also peaked at 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 based on downloads.
[citation needed] The North American version was filmed in 1985 and was directed by Leslie Libman and Larry Williams. [22] Although not officially released as a single, this rendition received airplay on country radio, debuting at 57 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for April 5, 2008 and reaching a peak of 28. A live performance from 2007 was made into a music video by Becky Fluke for the network Country Music Television. The second version is considered the band's official music video for the single. It is the band’s highest-peaking chart single in the United States,[4] the UK,[5] and Ireland. It was directed by Tim Pope. [10], The song, which took a year to record, includes elements of classical music, an "African-esque" chant, which was later sampled by dance duo Dario G for their track "Sunchyme" and more recently by the duo Tritonal,[11] and hints of psychedelia. The first was made in 1984 and filmed in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, England. [25], "Life In A Northern Town by The Dream Academy - Songfacts", "The Irish Charts - All there is to know", "The Dream Academy | Biography & History | AllMusic", "Tritonal 'Hey MaMaMa' Turns Familiar '80s Sample Into Dance Floor Gold: Listen", "mvdbase.com – the Dream Academy – "Life in a northern town [version 1], "mvdbase.com – the Dream Academy – "Life in a northern town [version 2], "The Dream Academy Chart History (Hot 100)", "Sugarland Adds "Life in a Northern Town" to New CD", "Alison Krauss, Robert Plant Score at Grammys", "Sugarland Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)", "Sugarland Chart History (Hot Country Songs)", "Sunchyme – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company", "The Day After Yesterday - Rick Springfield | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic", "Plays the Hits - Sexton Blake | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic", "Life In A Northern Town, by Chris Collingwood", Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy, The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective, Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Life_in_a_Northern_Town&oldid=985241716, Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore, Song recordings produced by David Gilmour, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Articles lacking reliable references from August 2020, Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Life in a Northern Town" (Extended) – 5:19, "Life in a Northern Town" (7" Mix) – 4:14, This page was last edited on 24 October 2020, at 20:15.
