"Our Town" | ||||
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Song by Marshall Crenshaw | ||||
from the album Field Day | ||||
Released | June 1983 | |||
Recorded | February 1983 | |||
Studio | Record Plant, New York City | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Marshall Crenshaw | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
Marshall Crenshaw singles chronology | ||||
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"Our Town" is a 1983 song by American rock musician Marshall Crenshaw. The song was released on his 1983 album Field Day. Written as an ode to Crenshaw's hometown at the time, New York City, the song features a melody inspired by Babs Cooper's version of "Honest I Do," a record that Crenshaw had heard in his childhood.
Released on Field Day 1983, the song also served as the title track to a "US Remix" EP released in the UK the same year—Crenshaw later panned the remixes for watering down the production. The song has since seen positive critical reception.