Don't Marry Her

"Don't Marry Her"
Single by The Beautiful South
from the album Blue is the Colour
Released 25 November 1996
Format CD single, cassette single
Recorded 1996
Genre Jangle pop, country pop
Length 3:23
Label Go!, Ark 21
Songwriter(s) Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray
Producer(s) Jon Kelly
The Beautiful South singles chronology
"Rotterdam"
(1996)		 "Don't Marry Her"
(1996)		 "Blackbird on the Wire"
(1997)

"Rotterdam"
(1996)		 "Don't Marry Her"
(1996)		 "Blackbird on the Wire"
(1997)

"Don't Marry Her" is a song by The Beautiful South and the opening track on their album Blue is the Colour. Vocalist Jacqui Abbott begs a man to run away with her from the woman he is going to marry, and attempts to sway him by describing what she thinks married life with the other woman will be like, painting a very uninviting picture.

Background

The song's lyrics were substantially altered for the release as a single - changing from "Don't marry her, fuck me" to "Don't marry her, have me", and with "sweaty bollocks," becoming "Sandra Bullocks". The song spent ten weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 8, and also charted within the lower reaches of several European charts. The single version appears on the best of album Solid Bronze: Great Hits, while Soup features the original album version.

Track listings

UK CD single (CD1)[1]

  1. "Don't Marry Her" – 3:23
  2. "God Bless the Child" – 4:54
  3. "Without Her" – 3:04

UK CD single (CD2)[2]

  1. "Don't Marry Her" – 3:24
  2. "Dream a Little Dream" – 3:40
  3. "Les yeux ouverts" – 3:34

Charts

Chart (1996-1997) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 50
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 89
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 11
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[6] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 8

References

  1. ↑ "The Beautiful South – Don't Marry Her". Discogs. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Beautiful South – Don't Marry Her". Discogs. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Beautiful South – Don't Marry Her" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Beautiful South – Don't Marry Her". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Marry Her". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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