Yesterday's Men

"Yesterday's Men"
Single by Madness
from the album Mad Not Mad
Released19 August 1985 (1985-08-19)[1]
Genre
Length4:07
LabelZarjazz
Songwriter(s)Graham McPherson (lyrics)
Chris Foreman (music)
Producer(s)
Madness singles chronology
"One Better Day"
(1984)
"Yesterday's Men"
(1985)
"Uncle Sam"
(1985)
Music video
"Yesterday's Men" on YouTube

"Yesterday's Men" is a song by the English ska and pop band Madness, released on 19 August 1985 as the lead single from their sixth studio album Mad Not Mad (1985). It was written by Graham McPherson and Chris Foreman, and produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. The song spent 7 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 18.[2] The song was edited for release as a single, the album version being some thirty seconds longer. A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Chris Gabrin.[3]

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (17 August 1985). "News: Madness Today". Record Mirror. p. 4.
  2. ^ "Madness | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  3. ^ Reed, John (30 August 2014). House of Fun: The Story of Madness – John Reed – Google Books. ISBN 9781783233342. Retrieved 2018-07-29.