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Irish Son (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Irish Son
| cover = Irishsonsingle.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Brian McFadden
| album = Irish Son
| B-side = "Be True To Your Woman", "Optimystik", "Three Babies and a Man"
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| label = Sony Music UK
| writer = Guy Chambers, Brian McFadden
| producer = Guy Chambers, Paul Stacey
| prev_title = Real to Me
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Almost Here
| next_year = 2005
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"'Irish Son'" is a song written by Guy Chambers and Brian McFadden, and produced by Chambers and Paul Stacey, for McFadden's first solo album, 'Irish Son' (2004). It was released as the album's second single in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2004.
The song was released following a large media build-up due to the success of his first single. However, the launch of the song was marred by controversy when many radio stations and music channels banned the song and its accompanying music video due to the song's lyrical content and the bad reflection focused on CBS schools in Ireland. Elton John slammed the song's lyrical content when he reviewed the track in 'Time Out', claiming the song was "just horrible". With the bad press surrounding the song, it peaked at number six.
Track listings
'UK CD1'
# "Irish Son" 4:20 (Brian McFadden, Guy Chambers)
# "Be True to Your Woman" 3:46 (Brian McFadden, Guy Chambers)
'UK CD2'
# "Irish Son" 4:20 (Brian McFadden, Guy Chambers)
# "Optimystik" 4:13 (Brian McFadden, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor)
# "Three Babies and a Man" 3:42 (Brian McFadden, Graham Stack, Tim Woodcock)
# "Irish Son" (video)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:2004 singles
Category:2004 songs
Category:Brian McFadden songs
Category:Criticism of the Catholic Church
Category:Song recordings produced by Guy Chambers
Category:Songs written by Brian McFadden
Category:Songs written by Guy Chambers
Category:Sony Music UK singles
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