Downtown (Neil Young song) explained

Downtown
Cover:	Neil_Young_Downtown.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Neil Young
Album:	Mirror Ball
B-Side:	Big Green Country
Released:	1995
Recorded:	January 26, 1995
Studio:	Bad Animals Studio, Seattle
Genre:	Rock
Length:	5:11 4:10 (Radio Edit)
Label:	Reprise
Producer:	Brendan O'Brien
Prev Title:	Change Your Mind
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Peace and Love
Next Year:	1995

"Downtown" is a song by Neil Young. It was released in 1995 as the lead single from his twenty-third studio album, Mirror Ball. The song was recorded with the members of American rock band Pearl Jam. The song was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 1996 Grammy Awards.^[1]

Track listing

"Downtown" (Radio Edit) - 4:10
"Downtown" (Album Version) - 5:11
"Big Green Country" - 5:06

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles Chart^[2]	13
Canadian RPM Alternative 30^[3]	5
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks^[4]	6

Year-end charts

Notes and References

Web site: List of Grammy nominees. CNN. August 20, 2013.
Top Singles - Volume 61, No. 25, July 24, 1995. RPM. August 20, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140113175322/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8522&volume=61&issue=25&issue_dt=July%2024%201995&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=lhaled67omcph7v3aq7fbveid1. January 13, 2014. dead.
Rock/Alternative - Volume 62, No. 1, August 14, 1995. RPM. August 20, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140113175530/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2728&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. January 13, 2014. dead.
Chart History . Billboard. December 5, 2018.
Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1995. RPM. November 26, 2017.