This Old Skin
"This Old Skin" | ||||
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Single by The Beautiful South | ||||
from the album Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs | ||||
Released | December 2004 (UK) | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray | |||
The Beautiful South singles chronology | ||||
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"This Old Skin" is a song by The Beautiful South which appeared on their 2004 covers album, Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs, and was the second single released from the album.[1] It was purportedly written by Bobby Cristiansand and Barry Klein of the band The Heppelbaums, supposedly appearing on their album Hunt For The White Nightingale.[2] In fact, it was written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray of the Beautiful South. When performed live, the song was accompanied by a pastiche of a 1970s music documentary, with The Beautiful South appearing as The Heppelbaums.
The song appeared on the UK charts for 2 weeks, entering at #63 on 18 December 2004 and peaked at #43 the following week.[3]
The Beautiful South single comprised two CDs with the following tracks:
CD1
- "This Old Skin" (3:55)
- "Lipstick Traces" (3:18)
CD2
- "This Old Skin" (3:55)
- "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" (4:03)
- "Livin' Thing" (Video) (3:13)
References
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- Carry On Up the Charts
- Solid Bronze – Great Hits
- Gold
- Soup
- Live at the BBC
- "Song for Whoever"
- "You Keep It All In"
- "I'll Sail This Ship Alone"
- "A Little Time"
- "Old Red Eyes Is Back"
- "36D"
- "Everybody's Talkin'"
- "Dream a Little Dream"
- "Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)"
- "Don't Marry Her"
- "Perfect 10"
- "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?"
- "Livin' Thing"
- "This Old Skin"
- "Manchester"