| "Downtown" | ||||
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| Single by Petula Clark | ||||
| from the album Downtown | ||||
| B-side | "You'd Better Love Me" | |||
| Released | November 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 16 October 1964 | |||
| Studio | Pye Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Tony Hatch | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Hatch | |||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Downtown" on YouTube | ||||
"Downtown" is a song written and produced by English composer Tony Hatch. Its lyrics speak of going to spend time in an urban downtown as a means of escape from everyday life. The 1964 version recorded by British singer Petula Clark became an international hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart. Hatch received the 1981 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.[2]
The song has been covered by many singers, including Dolly Parton, Emma Bunton and the Saw Doctors.
- ^ Scapelliti, Christopher (1998). "Petula Clark". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 240.
- ^ Lister, David, "Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion", The Independent, 28 May 1994