World Party (song)

"World Party"
Song by The Waterboys
from the album Fisherman's Blues
Released1988
Length4:01
LabelChrysalis
Ensign
Songwriter(s)Mike Scott
Trevor Hutchinson
Karl Wallinger
Producer(s)Mike Scott

"World Party" is a song by the Scottish-Irish folk rock band The Waterboys, released in 1988 as a track on their fourth studio album Fisherman's Blues. It was written by Mike Scott, Trevor Hutchinson and Karl Wallinger, and produced by Scott.[1] In the United States, the song reached No. 19 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and remained on the chart for six weeks.[2] It also peaked at No. 48 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart.[3]

"World Party" was written in Summer 1985, shortly after the completion of the band's third studio album This Is The Sea. The lyrics were inspired by Live Aid.[4] The song was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland on 25 March 1987.[5]

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  2. ^ Billboard. "The Waterboys World Party Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  3. ^ Billboard (1989-03-04). "The Waterboys World Party Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  4. ^ "Musician - Google Books". 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  5. ^ "The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered)". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-06-16.