Ships (Where Were You)

"Ships (Where Were You)"
Single by Big Country
from the album The Buffalo Skinners
B-side"Oh Well"
Released19 April 1993
Length5:54
LabelCompulsion
Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Big Country
Big Country singles chronology
"Alone"
(1993)
"Ships (Where Were You)"
(1993)
"The One I Love"
(1993)
Music video
"Ships (Where Were You)" on YouTube

"Ships (Where Were You)" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country, written by Stuart Adamson (lyrics, music) and Bruce Watson (music). The song was originally recorded for and included on the band's fifth studio album No Place Like Home (1991). It was then re-recorded for their following album, The Buffalo Skinners (1993), and released as the album's second single on 19 April 1993. "Ships (Where Were You)" reached number 29 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 75 for three weeks.