The Blues Are Still Blue Explained

The Blues Are Still Blue
Cover:Belle-blues.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Belle & Sebastian
Album:The Life Pursuit
Length:4:08
Label:Rough Trade
Producer:Tony Hoffer
Prev Title:Funny Little Frog
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:White Collar Boy
Next Year:2006

"The Blues Are Still Blue" is the second single from Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian's seventh studio album, The Life Pursuit (2006). The track was released on 3 April 2006 on Rough Trade Records and was produced by Tony Hoffer. The single reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.. The song is their only top-50 hit in Australia, where it peaked at number 43 in June 2006 as an extended play.

Track listings

All songs were written by Belle & Sebastian

CD

  1. "The Blues Are Still Blue" – 4:08
  2. "The Life Pursuit" – 4:34
  3. "Mr. Richard" – 2:35

7-inch vinyl

  1. "The Blues Are Still Blue" – 4:09
  2. "Whiskey in the Jar" – 4:44

DVD

  1. "The Blues Are Still Blue" (video)
  2. "Roy Walker" (live at The Botanics)

The Blues Are Still Blue (Australian 2006 Tour EP)

  1. "The Blues are Still Blue" (From the UK ‘The Blues Are Still Blue’ single)
  2. "I Took a Long Hard Look" (From the UK ‘Funny Little Frog’ maxi CDS)
  3. "The Life Pursuit" (From the UK ‘The Blues Are Still Blue’ maxi CDS)
  4. "Whiskey in the Jar" (From the UK ‘The Blues Are Still Blue’ 7")
  5. "Funny Little Frog" (From the UK ‘Funny Little Frog’ single)
  6. "Meat and Potatoes" (From the UK ‘Funny Little Frog’ maxi CDS)
  7. "Mr Richard" (From the UK ‘The Blues Are Still Blue’ maxi CDS)
  8. "The Eighth Station of the Cross Kebab House" (From the UK ‘Funny Little Frog’ maxi CDS)

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United Kingdom3 April 2006Rough Trade[1]
Australia29 May 2006CD[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. The Schedule: Singles. Music Week. 15. 1 April 2006.
  2. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th May 2006. ARIA. 28. 29 May 2005. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060619140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060620-0000/issue847.pdf. 19 June 2006. 21 October 2021.

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