Life in a Northern Town

"Life in a Northern Town"
"Life in a Northern Town"
Single by The Dream Academy
from the album The Dream Academy
Released	March 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Baroque pop; psychedelic pop; new wave;
Length	4:19
Label	Warner Bros. (US); Blanco y Negro (UK);
Songwriter(s)	Gilbert Gabriel; Nick Laird-Clowes;
Producer(s)	David Gilmour; Nick Laird-Clowes; George Nicholson;
The Dream Academy singles chronology
Music video
	"Life in a Northern Town" on YouTube

"Life in a Northern Town" is the debut single by British band The Dream Academy, released in March 1985. It appears on the band's self-titled debut studio album, The Dream Academy. The song was written as an elegy to British folk musician Nick Drake. Written by band members Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel, the song was produced by Laird-Clowes with help from Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. The single reached No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1986 and reached No. 15 on the UK charts. It is the band's highest charting single in the UK, the US, and Ireland.

American country music artists Sugarland, Little Big Town, and Jake Owen recorded a live cover version of "Life in a Northern Town" that became a minor U.S. hit in 2008.

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