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Flag Day (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Flag Day'" is the debut single released by British indie rock band The Housemartins. Released in 1985, it peaked at #124 on the UK Singles Chart, and a re-recorded version of it appeared on the debut album 'London 0 Hull 4'. "Flag Day" also appears on the compilations 'Now That's What I Call Quite Good', 'Soup' and as a shorter live version on 'Live at the BBC'.
The song was also sampled and used heavily on the dance track "Change the World" by Dino Lenny.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/7TVCjheeazo Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311074150/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TVCjheeazo&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]:
Track listing
*7"
"Flag Day" / "Stand at Ease"
*12"
"Flag Day" / "You" / "Stand at Ease" / "Coal Train to Hatfield Main"
References
Category:The Housemartins songs
Category:1985 debut singles
Category:1985 songs
Category:Go! Discs singles
Category:Songs written by Paul Heaton
Category:Songs written by Stan Cullimore
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