Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock Explained

Cut Some Rug" / "Castle Rock
Cover:	Cut Some Rug.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	the Bluetones
Album:	Expecting to Fly
B-Side:	The Devil Behind My Smile
Released:	1 June 1996
Recorded:	Mid-1995
Studio:	Ridge Farm (Surrey, England)
Length:	4:32 ("Cut Some Rug") 3:09 ("Castle Rock")
Label:	Superior Quality
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^[1]

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

UK 7-inch and cassette single^{[2] [3]}

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

Japanese CD single^[4]

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.^[5]

Studio

• Recorded in mid-1995 at Ridge Farm Studios (Surrey, England)

Personnel

• 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

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	1996		Superior Quality
Japan	1 June 1996	CD	A&M	^[7]

Notes and References

1. Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock. The Bluetones. 1996. UK CD single liner notes. Superior Quality Recordings. BLUE 005CD.
2. Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock. The Bluetones. 1996. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Superior Quality Recordings. BLUE 005X.
3. Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock. The Bluetones. 1996. UK cassette single sleeve. Superior Quality Recordings. BLUE 005MC.
4. Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock. The Bluetones. 1996. Japanese CD single liner notes. A&M Records. POCM-1171.
5. Expecting to Fly. Expecting to Fly (album). The Bluetones. 1996. UK CD album booklet. Superior Quality Recordings. BLUECD 004, 540 475-2.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 13. 20. 24. 18 May 1996. 3 July 2021.
7. Web site: Bluetones Discography. PolyGram. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/19990220161323/http://www.polygram.co.jp/music/intl/bluetone/disco.html. 20 February 1999. 27 August 2023.