Town Called Malice

"Town Called Malice"
"Town Called Malice"
Single by the Jam
from The Gift"
A-side	"Precious"
Released	29 January 1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	Northern soul; post-punk; new wave; rock;
Length	2:52
Label	Polydor (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Paul Weller
Producer(s)	Peter Wilson and the Jam
The Jam singles chronology
	"Town Called Malice" at YouTube

"Town Called Malice" is a 1982 song by British band The Jam and is the leading single from their sixth studio album The Gift. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, number 7 in the Netherlands, number 15 in Australia and number 14 in New Zealand.

References

↑ AllMusic - Town Called Malice - The Jam. AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Egan, Barry (9 May 2021). "Modfather Paul Weller's fire still burns: 'He sings with a passion that his teenage self would surely have admired'". Independent.ie. https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/modfather-paul-wellers-fire-still-burns-he-sings-with-a-passion-that-his-teenage-self-would-surely-have-admired-40393912.html. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
↑ Ankeny, Jason. Various Artists - CMJ the Year in Alternative Music 1982 (1998) Review at AllMusic
↑ New Wave Music Songs. AllMusic.
↑ Gerard, Chris. The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s. PopMatters (15 April 2024). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Rice, Jo. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1982). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 221–2. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
↑ JAM | ArtistOfficial Charts. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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[1] AllMusic - Town Called Malice - The Jam. AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[ind21-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Egan, Barry (9 May 2021). "Modfather Paul Weller's fire still burns: 'He sings with a passion that his teenage self would surely have admired'". Independent.ie. https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/modfather-paul-wellers-fire-still-burns-he-sings-with-a-passion-that-his-teenage-self-would-surely-have-admired-40393912.html. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

[AllMusic_Ankeny-3] Ankeny, Jason. Various Artists - CMJ the Year in Alternative Music 1982 (1998) Review at AllMusic

[4] New Wave Music Songs. AllMusic.

[PopMatters_2024-5] Gerard, Chris. The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s. PopMatters (15 April 2024). Retrieved 25 December 2024.

[500_Number_One_Hits-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Rice, Jo. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1982). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 221–2. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.

[JAM_.7B.7Bpipe.7D.7D_Artist-7] JAM | ArtistOfficial Charts. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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v t e The Jam
Paul Weller Rick Buckler Bruce Foxton
Studio albums	In the City This Is the Modern World All Mod Cons Setting Sons Sound Affects The Gift
Live albums	Dig the New Breed Live Jam The Jam at the BBC Fire and Skill – The Jam Live Live at the 100 Club
Compilations	Snap! Greatest Hits Extras Wasteland Collection The Very Best of The Jam The Sound of the Jam
Box sets	Direction Reaction Creation 45 rpm: The Singles, 1977–1979 45 rpm: The Singles, 1980–1982
Singles	"In the City" "All Around the World" "The Modern World" "News of the World" "David Watts" "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" "Strange Town" "When You're Young" "The Eton Rifles" "Going Underground" "Start!" "That's Entertainment" "Funeral Pyre" "Absolute Beginners" "Town Called Malice" / "Precious" "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" "Beat Surrender"
Related articles	Discography Fire & Skill: The Songs of the Jam From the Jam

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