Accidents Will Happen

"Accidents Will Happen"
"Accidents Will Happen"
Single by Elvis Costello and the Attractions
from Armed Forces"
B-side	"Talking in the Dark"; "Wednesday Week"
Released	4 May 1979
Recorded	August 1978 - September 1978
Genre	New wave
Length	3:00
Label	Radar
Songwriter(s)	Elvis Costello
Producer(s)	Nick Lowe
Elvis Costello and the Attractions singles chronology

"Accidents Will Happen" is a 1979 song by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It was taken from his third studio album Armed Forces. It was a moderate hit in the United Kingdom where it made number 28 on the charts and charted poorly in the United States.

References

↑ Janny, Dave. Listen to What the Man Said: Accidents Will HappenMorgan Stanley. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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[morgan_stanley-1] Janny, Dave. Listen to What the Man Said: Accidents Will HappenMorgan Stanley. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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Discography The Imposters: Steve Nieve Pete Thomas Davey Faragher The Attractions: Steve Nieve Pete Thomas Bruce Thomas
Studio albums	My Aim Is True This Year's Model Armed Forces Get Happy!! Trust Almost Blue Imperial Bedroom Punch the Clock Goodbye Cruel World King of America Blood & Chocolate Spike Mighty Like a Rose The Juliet Letters Brutal Youth Kojak Variety All This Useless Beauty Painted from Memory When I Was Cruel North Il Sogno The Delivery Man The River in Reverse Momofuku Secret, Profane & Sugarcane National Ransom Wise Up Ghost Look Now Hey Clockface The Boy Named If
Live albums	Live at the El Mocambo Deep Dead Blue Costello & Nieve My Flame Burns Blue Live at Hollywood High
Compilations	Taking Liberties Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions The Man Out of Our Idiot Girls Girls Girls 2½ Years The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977–86 Extreme Honey Costello Album (bootleg) The Very Best of Elvis Costello Cruel Smile The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years The Songs of Bacharach & Costello
Singles	"Less Than Zero" "Alison" "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" "Watching the Detectives" "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" "Pump It Up" "This Year's Girl" "Radio Radio" "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" "Oliver's Army" "Accidents Will Happen" "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down" "High Fidelity" "New Amsterdam" "Clubland" "From a Whisper to a Scream" "Watch Your Step" "A Good Year for the Roses" "Sweet Dreams" "You Little Fool" "Man Out of Time" "Everyday I Write the Book" "The Only Flame in Town" "Green Shirt" "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" "I Want You" "Blue Chair" "Veronica" "The Other Side of Summer" "Sulky Girl" "13 Steps Lead Down" "London's Brilliant Parade" "The Other End of the Telescope" "You Bowed Down" "She" "45" "Brilliant Mistake" "Complicated Shadows"
Other songs	"Welcome to the Working Week" "Lipstick Vogue" "Senior Service" "Stranger in the House" "Girls Talk" "Riot Act" "New Lace Sleeves" "Beyond Belief" "Almost Blue" "Shipbuilding" "Indoor Fireworks" "Jack of All Parades" "Suit of Lights" "I Hope You're Happy Now" "Next Time Round"
Collaborations	Terror & Magnificence The Sweetest Punch For the Stars Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes The Resurrection of Rust
Scores	G.B.H. Jake's Progress
Other works / related articles	Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink Live Stiffs Live Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous

Accidents Will Happen

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