LA Song (Out of This Town)

"LA Song", subtitled "LA Song (Out of This Town)" on the single release, is a song by American singer-songwriter Beth Hart, released as a single from her second album Screamin' for My Supper on September 28, 1999. While it reached only number 90 on the US Billboard Hot 100, it was an Adult Top 40 top-ten hit and reached number one in New Zealand in February 2000.

"LA Song (Out of this Town)"
Single by Beth Hart
from the album Screamin' for My Supper
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999
Recorded1999
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)Beth Hart
Beth Hart singles chronology
"Am I The One"
(1996)		 "LA Song (Out of this Town)"
(1999)		 "Delicious Surprise"
(2000)

Lyrical content

A radio edit of the song replaces the lyric "She's got a gun / She's got a gun / She got a gun she call 'the lucky one'" with "She's so ashamed / She's so ashamed / She know heaven don't want her anyway," with the following explanation by the artist:

To the radio community: The enclosed CD contains two versions of "LA Song" the first single from my new album, Screamin' for My Supper. The original version of the song includes a line where, in the midst of a dark period in my life, I talk about having a gun. I wrote this song before the recent tragic shootings that have so shaken this country. In light of these horrible events, and especially out of respect for those who have been deeply affected by them, I have chosen to record an alternate version with a new lyric which remains true to the essence of the song. Ultimately "LA Song" is about emerging from depression and self-doubt to the realization that who you are isn't about where you are or what's around you but that "THE GOOD LIFE LIES WITHIN." I don't want one particular lyric to prevent the song's positive message from reaching as many listeners as possible. As an Artist, I have the responsibility to not compromise my work. As a radio programmer, you have the responsibility to decide what's most appropriate for your audience. Thanks for listening! Love, Beth

Track listing
  1. "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (Album Version)
  2. "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (Remix Edit)
  3. "Am I The One?"

Charts

References
  1. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9695." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9721." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  3. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 32, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Beth Hart – L.A. Song (Out of This Town)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  5. "Charts.nz – Beth Hart – L.A. Song (Out of This Town)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  6. "Beth Hart Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  7. "Beth Hart Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  8. "End of Year Charts 2000". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 11, 2017.


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