| "Watching the Detectives" | ||||
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| Single by Elvis Costello | ||||
| Released | 14 October 1977 | |||
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| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Stiff (UK)/Columbia (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Elvis Costello | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Lowe | |||
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| "Watching the Detectives" on YouTube | ||||
"Watching the Detectives" is a 1977 single by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. Inspired by the Clash and Bernard Herrmann, the song features a reggae beat and cynical lyrics.
Costello's fourth single overall, "Watching the Detectives" was his first hit single on any national chart, peaking at number 15 in the UK and also charting modestly in Canada and Australia. The song featured on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at number 363.
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