Wages Day

"Wages Day" is a song by Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, released in February 1989 as the second single from the album When the World Knows Your Name. The song reached the top 20 charts in several countries.

"Wages Day"
Cover of 7" single
Single by Deacon Blue
from the album When the World Knows Your Name
B-side
  • "Take Me to the Place"
  • "Take the Saints Away"
  • "Trampolene"
ReleasedFebruary 1989
RecordedFebruary 1988
GenrePop rock
Length3:08
5:04 (12" mix)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Ricky Ross
Producer(s)Warne Livesey
Deacon Blue singles chronology
"Real Gone Kid"
(1988)		 "Wages Day"
(1989)		 "Fergus Sings the Blues"
(1989)

The main B-side is "Take Me to the Place", which is musically based on the hymn "Abide with Me" and the traditional melody "Eventide". Some versions of the single contain two songs, "Take the Saints Away" and a cover of Julian Cope's "Trampolene".

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

7" single (Deac 8)
  1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, trad. arr.) - 2:26
7" extended play single (Deac ep8)
  1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, trad. arr.) - 2:26
  3. "Take the Saints Away" - 2:51
  4. "Trampolene" (Julian Cope) -3:36
12" single (Deac t8)
  1. "Wages Day (12" Mix)" - 5:04
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, trad. arr.) - 2:26
  3. "Wages Day" - 3:08
CD single (CDDeac 8)
  1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, trad. arr.) - 2:26
  3. "Take the Saints Away" - 2:51
  4. "Trampolene" (Cope) -3:36
Cassette single (Deac c8)
  1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, trad. arr.) - 2:26
3" CD single (654648 3)
  1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
  2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, trad. arr.) - 2:26
  3. "Take the Saints Away" - 2:51
  4. "Trampolene" (Cope) -3:36

Chart performance
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 79
Irish Singles Chart[2] 10
Spain (AFYVE)[3] 14
UK Singles Chart[4] 18

References
  1. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Imgur. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. "Search results". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  3. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  4. "The Official Charts Company - Deacon Blue - Wages Day". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
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