The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)

"The Killing of Georgie Parts 1 and 2"
Single by Rod Stewart
from the album A Night on the Town
B-side
  • "Fool for You" (UK)
  • "Rosie" (US)
Released13 August 1976 (UK)[1]
Genre
Length6:30
Label
Songwriter(s)Rod Stewart
Producer(s)Tom Dowd
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"
(1976)
"The Killing of Georgie Parts 1 and 2"
(1976)
""Get Back" (UK) (1976)"
(1977)
Music video
"The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" on YouTube

"The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" is a song written and recorded by Rod Stewart and released as a track on his 1976 album A Night on the Town. The song tells the story of a gay man who was killed in New York City. A two-part song, Part I was the more popular hit and was blended into the more melancholy and sombre Part II.

The song was released as a single in August 1976 and spent ten weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching a peak position of No.2.[2] It charted moderately well elsewhere, reaching No.25 in the Netherlands, No.30 in the US and No.33 in Canada.

  1. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Rod Stewart - The Killing Of Georgie". hitparade.ch.
  2. ^ "Rod Stewart". Officialcharts.com. 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.