| "Golden Brown" | ||||
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| Single by the Stranglers | ||||
| from the album La folie | ||||
| B-side | "Love 30" | |||
| Released | 11 January 1982 (UK)[1] | |||
| Studio | The Manor Studio (Shipton-on-Cherwell) | |||
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| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Liberty BP 407 (UK, 7-inch) | |||
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"Golden Brown" is a song by English rock band the Stranglers, released as a 7-inch single on EMI's Liberty label in 1982. Noted for its distinctive harpsichord instrumentation, it was the second single released from the band's sixth studio album La Folie (1981). The single peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's highest-charting single in the country.[5] It has also been recorded by many other artists.
- ^ Twomey, Chris (1992). The Stranglers – The Men They Love to Hate. EMI Records Ltd. pp. 106–107.
- ^ Potts, Diana. "Original Soundtrack – Snatch". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ McNamee, David (4 January 2010). "Hey, what's that sound: Harpsichord". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Pleasently Antagonistic: New Wave". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.