Slight Return

"Slight Return" is a song by English Indie rock band The Bluetones, released as the second single from their 1996 debut album Expecting to Fly. A re-release, it was originally issued as a double-A-side with "The Fountainhead" the previous year. It peaked at number two in the UK singles chart and was the band's highest-placing single. It was also included on the band's 2006 compilation A Rough Outline: The Singles & B-Sides 95 - 03.

"Slight Return"
Single by The Bluetones
from the album Expecting to Fly
ReleasedFebruary 1995 (with "The Fountainhead")
22 January 1996
FormatCD single, 7" vinyl, cassette single
GenreIndie rock, Britpop
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Eds Chesters, Adam Devlin, Mark Morriss, Scott Morriss
Producer(s)Hugh Jones
The Bluetones singles chronology
"Bluetonic"
(1995)		 "Slight Return"
(1995)		 "Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock"
(1996)

Track listing

UK CD Single

  1. "Slight Return" – 3:23
  2. "Don't Stand Me Down" – 4:51
  3. "Nae Hair On't" – 2:45

US CD Single

  1. "Slight Return" – 3:23
  2. "Don't Stand Me Down" – 4:51
  3. "Nae Hair On't" – 2:45
  4. "Are You Blue or Are You Blind?" – 2:55

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "Australian ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 30 Jun 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 12 April 2018. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  2. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 6. 10 February 1996. p. 15. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. "The Bluetones: Slight Return" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (30.3. – 5.4. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 30 March 1996. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Slight Return". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – The Bluetones – Slight Return". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  9. "Árslistinn 1996". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. "Top 100 Singles 1996". Music Week. 18 January 1997. p. 25.
  11. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1996 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  12. "British single certifications – Bluetones – Slight Return". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 March 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Slight Return in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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