And a Bang on the Ear

"And a Bang on the Ear"
Single by the Waterboys
from the album Fisherman's Blues
B-side"The Raggle Taggle Gypsy"
Released19 June 1989
Length7:29
LabelEnsign, Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)Mike Scott
Producer(s)John Dunford, Mike Scott
The Waterboys singles chronology
"Fisherman's Blues"
(1988)
"And a Bang on the Ear"
(1989)
"How Long Will I Love You?"
(1990)

"And a Bang on the Ear" is a song from Scottish-Irish folk rock band the Waterboys, released on 19 June 1989[1] as the second single from their fourth studio album, Fisherman's Blues. It was written by Mike Scott, and produced by John Dunford and Scott. The song reached No. 1 in Ireland and No. 51 in the United Kingdom.

  1. ^ Forsyth, Ian (15 June 1989). "I heard it on the grapevine...". The Press and Journal. p. 5. Retrieved 21 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.