| "Fisherman's Blues" | ||||
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| Single by The Waterboys | ||||
| from the album Fisherman's Blues | ||||
| B-side | "Lost Highway" | |||
| Released | December 1988 (US) January 1989 (UK)[1] | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Ensign, Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Mike Scott | |||
| The Waterboys singles chronology | ||||
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"Fisherman's Blues" is a song from folk rock band The Waterboys, which was released in 1988 as the lead single from their fourth studio album of the same name. It was written by Mike Scott and Steve Wickham, and produced by Scott. The song reached number 3 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart,[2] number 13 in Ireland and number 32 in the UK.[3][4]
The single was reissued in the UK on 27 May 1991 to promote the compilation album The Best of The Waterboys 81–90.[5] The reissue reached number 17 in Ireland and number 75 in the UK.[3][4]
- ^ "The Waterboys". Mike Scott Waterboys. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ "The Waterboys Fisherman's Blues Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ a b "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". The Irish Charts. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ a b "WATERBOYS | full Official Chart History". Official Charts. 30 April 1983. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ "News: Waterboys re-release 'Fisherman's Blues'". Melody Maker. 25 May 1991. p. 3.