James Brown (song)

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"James Brown"
Single by Big Audio Dynamite
from the album Megatop Phoenix
Released1989
StudioKonk Studios (Hornsey, London)
Genre
Length5:11
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Big Audio Dynamite singles chronology
"Other 99"
(1988)
"James Brown"
(1989)
"Contact"
(1989)
Music video
"James Brown" on YouTube

"James Brown" is a 1989 single by Big Audio Dynamite from their fourth studio album Megatop Phoenix (1989) that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard US Modern Rock charts.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks written by Mick Jones and Don Letts; except "If I Were John Carpenter" written by B.A.D.

12" vinyl
  1. "James Brown (Remix)" – 6:51
  2. "James Brown (Remix Edit)" – 3:57
  3. "If I Were John Carpenter" – 7:24
  4. "James Brown (LP Version)" – 5:11

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[1] 2
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[2] 19
  • "James Brown" and "If I Were John Carpenter" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alternative Songs: Top Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. October 7, 1989. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  2. ^ "Big Audio Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

External links[edit]