"Black And White Town"
Single by Doves
From the album Some Cities
Single Released	February 7, 2005
Single Format	CD
Recorded	2004
Genre	Alternative
Song Length	4:15
Record label	EMI
Producer	Ben Hillier
Chart positions	6 (UK)
Doves single chronology
"Caught By The River" 2002	"Black And White Town" 2005	"Snowden" 2005

"Black And White Town" is the lead single on Doves' third album, Some Cities. The single was scored the band their second Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart. Image File history File links BlackAndWhiteTown. ... Doves are an English rock band from Manchester, England. ... Some Cities is the third album by the band Doves. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... The term alternative rock or alternative music1 was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Kensington in London, in the United Kingdom. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Black And White Town is the lead single on Doves third album, Some Cities. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Doves are an English rock band from Manchester, England. ... Some Cities is the third album by the band Doves. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...

The atmospheric single is noted for its heavy piano and guitars played in unison, with Andy Williams' percussion maintaining a driving rhythm. A baby grand piano, with the lid up. ... The classical guitar typically has nylon strings. ...

The song was used prominently by the BBC during their coverage of the 2005 Six Nations rugby tournament.

This song featured in the British Film Billy Elliot, and along with other hits such as Children of the Revolution by T Rex, and was said to boost the songs popularity. Billy Elliot is a 2000 movie written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. ... Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 Tyrannosaurus rex (tyrant lizard king) was a giant carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Upper Maastrichtian, the last stage of the Cretaceous period, 65 – 66 million years ago. ...

The song is on the video game FIFA 06. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...