| "Kingston Town" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Lord Creator | |
| B-side | "Holly Holly" (by The Fabulous Flames) |
| Released | 1970 |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Label | Clandisc |
| Songwriter(s) | Kentrick Patrick |
| Producer(s) | Clancy Eccles |
"Kingston Town" is a 1970[1] song by Lord Creator about Kingston, Jamaica, released as a single on producer Clancy Eccles' Clandisc label. It was also recorded in 1989 by reggae group UB40 and was released as the second single from their album Labour of Love II, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart and number one in France and the Netherlands.
In June 2007, the copyright holders of the song, Sparta Florida Music Group, started legal action against Paris Hilton and Warner Chappell Music for plagiarism due to alleged similarities between "Kingston Town" and Hilton's song "Stars Are Blind". It was wrongly stated that UB40 was the suing party, which the band later confirmed as being incorrect on their website.[2]