Fairground (song)

"Fairground" is a 1995 song by British band Simply Red and is the fifth studio album Life. It went to number 1 in Ireland, Italy, Scotland and the United Kingdom, number 2 in Belgium and Zimbabwe, number 5 in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands, number 6 in New Zealand, Spain and Switzerland, number 7 in Australia, number 8 in Iceland, number 16 in Denmark, number 17 in Sweden and number 26 in France.

"Fairground"
Single by Simply Red
from Life"
B-side
Released18 September 1995 (1995-09-18)
GenreDance
Length
  • 4:23 (single and video version)
  • 5:34 (album version)
LabelEastWest
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Simply Red singles chronology
""Your Mirror"
(1992)
Fairground ""Remembering the First Time"
(1995)
"Fairground" at YouTube

Track listings

  • UK CD1 and Japanese CD single[1][2]
  1. "Fairground" (single edit) – 4:23
  2. "Fairground" (extended single mix) – 5:32
  3. "Stars" (live) – 4:12
  4. "The Right Thing" (live) – 4:31
  • UK CD2 and Australasian CD single[3]
  1. "Fairground" (single edit) – 4:23
  2. "Fairground" (extended single mix) – 5:32
  3. "Fairground" (In the Garden mix) – 5:32
  4. "Fairground" (Too Precious remix) – 7:50
  5. "Fairground" (Rollo and Sister Bliss remix) – 9:42
  • UK and Australasian cassette single[4]
  1. "Fairground" (single edit) – 4:23
  2. "Fairground" (extended single mix) – 5:32

  • European CD single[5]
  1. "Fairground" (single edit) – 4:23
  2. "Fairground" (In the Garden mix) – 5:32
  • US CD single[6]
  1. "Fairground" (single edit)
  2. "Fairground" (Rollo and Sister Bliss remix)
  3. "Fairground" (Too Precious remix)
  4. "Fairground" (Soul Power mix)
  5. Snippets ("Hillside Avenue", "You Make Me Believe", "Never Never Love")
  • US cassette single[7]
  1. "Fairground" (single edit)
  2. Snippets ("Hillside Avenue", "You Make Me Believe", "Never Never Love")

References

  1. Fairground (UK CD1 liner notes). Simply Red. EastWest Records. 1995. EW 001 CD1, 0630-12272-2. 
  2. Fairground (Japanese CD single liner notes). Simply Red. EastWest Japan. 1995. AMCE-881. 
  3. Fairground (UK CD2 & Australasian CD single liner notes). Simply Red. EastWest Records. 1995. EW 001 CD2, 0630-12273-2. 
  4. Fairground (UK & Australasian cassette single cassette notes). Simply Red. EastWest Records. 1995. EW 001 C, 0630-12274-4. 
  5. Fairground (European CD single liner notes). Simply Red. EastWest Records. 1995. 0630-12275-9. 
  6. Fairground (US CD single liner notes). Simply Red. EastWest Records America. 1995. 64356-2. 
  7. Fairground (US cassette single sleeve). Simply Red. EastWest Records America. 1995. 4-64356.