| "Don't Bang the Drum" | ||||
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| Single by The Waterboys | ||||
| from the album This Is the Sea | ||||
| B-side | "The Ways of Men" | |||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Length | 4:57 (single version) 6:46 (album version) | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Mike Scott | |||
| The Waterboys singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Bang the Drum" is a song by British band the Waterboys, released as the opening track on their third studio album, This Is the Sea. It was written by Mike Scott and Karl Wallinger, and produced by Scott. The song was released as a single in Germany and was also issued as a 12" promotional vinyl in the United States.