Peacock Suit
1996 single by Paul Weller
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Peacock Suit is a song by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller that was released on 5 August 1996 as the first single from his fourth solo album, Heavy Soul. It reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1996, making it the highest-charting single of his solo career.
| "Peacock Suit" | ||||
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| Single by Paul Weller | ||||
| from the album Heavy Soul | ||||
| B-side | "Eye of the Storm" | |||
| Released | 5 August 1996[1] | |||
| Genre | Garage rock[2] | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Go! Discs | |||
| Songwriter | Paul Weller | |||
| Producers | Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller | |||
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Uncut magazine praised the song as a "snarling update of The Who's 'I'm The Face'", rating it 25th on its list of Weller's 30 best songs. Weller wrote the song in response to a newspaper article which criticised the Mod clothing movement.[3]
Track listings
UK 7-inch, CD, and cassette single[4][5][6]
- "Peacock Suit"
- "Eye of the Storm"
European CD EP[7]
- "Peacock Suit"
- "Eye of the Storm"
- "I Shall Be Released"
- "Into Tomorrow"
- "Sunflower"
- "You Do Something to Me"
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 164 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] | 27 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[10] | 6 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 5 |
