| Taking the Town | |
| Cover: | Takingthetown.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Icehouse |
| Album: | Sidewalk |
| B-Side: | "Java" "Dance On" "Sidewalk (Only Japan 7"Version)" |
| Released: | April 1984 December 1984 (Japan) |
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| Length: | 3:34 (7"/ album version) 5:12 (12" extended dance mix) |
| Label: | |
| Producer: | Iva Davies |
| Prev Title: | Uniform |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Don't Believe Anymore |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
"Taking the Town" is a song by Australian rock band Icehouse, written by Iva Davies. It was released in April 1984 as the lead single from their third studio album Sidewalk. It peaked at No. 29 on the Australian chart.
The music video for "Taking the Town" was filmed by Russell Mulcahy in Sydney, and used similar effects to Elton John's "Sad Songs (Say So Much)", filmed in Rushcutters Bay also by Russell Mulcahy when John was in Sydney for his first marriage. It did not feature Icehouse's then-keyboardist Andy Qunta, instead it featured a look-alike with his back to the camera.