45 (Elvis Costello song)

"45"
Single by Elvis Costello
from the album When I Was Cruel
B-side"My Mood Swings"
Released2002
GenreRock
Length3:33
LabelIsland, Mercury
Songwriter(s)Elvis Costello
Producer(s)Elvis Costello, Leo Pearson, Kieran Lynch
Elvis Costello singles chronology
"Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)"
(2002)
"45"
(2002)
"Monkey to Man"
(2004)

"45" is a song by Elvis Costello from his 2002 album When I Was Cruel, written by Costello. The second single released from the album, it reached number 92 in the UK charts.[1] To date, it is his last single to chart in the United Kingdom.

Joining Costello on the recording were drummer Pete Thomas, bassist Davey Faragher and keyboardist Steve Nieve. They would later be collectively known as The Imposters.

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 122–3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.