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Rules and Regulations (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Rules and Regulations'" is a song written and performed by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. It was the second single from Wainwright's fifth studio album, 'Release the Stars', released digitally via iTunes in the UK on July 30, 2007.
Despite the success of 'Release the Stars', which reached No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart, Note: User must define search parameters as "Rufus Wainwright" and the performance of "Going to a Town", the first single from the album that reached #54 on the UK Singles Chart, "Rules and Regulations" failed to chart in any nation. A music video, directed by Petro Papahadjopoulos, was also created to promote the single.
Track listing
UK digital single
#"Rules and Regulations"Personnel
* Rufus Wainwright vocals, acoustic guitar, horn arrangement
* Carl Albach trumpet, piccolo trumpet
* Steven Bernstein trumpet, conducting
* Jason Boshoff programming
* John Chudoba trumpet
* Marius de Vries programming
* Dominic Derasse trumpet, piccolo trumpet
* Rachelle Garniez claviola, accordion
* Jeff Hill electric bass, upright bass
* Matt Johnson drums, recorder
* Gerry Leonard guitar
* Dan Levine trombone
* Larry Mullins shaker, tambourine, tabla, woodblock, fish
* Jack Petruzelli acoustic guitar
* Neil Tennant backing vocals, synthesizer
* Dave Trigg trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Music video
Petro Papahadjopoulos directed the music video for "Rules and Regulations", which features a group of men performing a choreographed dance around a long john-wearing Wainwright inside a London mansion.
References
Category:2007 singles
Category:2007 songs
Category:Geffen Records singles
Category:Rufus Wainwright songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Rufus Wainwright
Category:Songs written by Rufus Wainwright
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