"Downtown"
Single by Petula Clark
from the album Downtown
B-side(s)	"You'd Better Love Me"
Released	November 1964
Recorded	1964
Label	Warner Bros (US) Pye Records (UK)
Writer(s)	Tony Hatch
Producer(s)	Tony Hatch
Chart positions
#1 (United States, Germany, Canada, Rhodesia, Italy, South Africa, Japan, South Vietnam) #2 (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland) #3 (Netherlands, India) #4 (Australia) #6 (France (in French)) #11 (Belgium (in English)) #18 (Belgium (in French))
Petula Clark singles chronology
"True Love Never Runs Smooth" (1964)	"Downtown" (1964)	"I Know a Place" (1965)

"Downtown" is a pop song composed by Tony Hatch following a first-time visit to New York City. It was his original intention to present it to The Drifters, but when British singer Petula Clark heard the incomplete tune, she proposed that if he could write lyrics to match the quality of the melody, she would be interested in recording it. Image File history File links Downtownsleeve. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The WB Shield, used from 2001 to late 2003. ... Pye Records was a British record label. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Tony Hatch (born 30 June 1939 or 1940) is a British composer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and arranger. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... National motto: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin: May she be worthy of the name) Official language English Capital Salisbury Political system Parliamentary system Form of government Constitutional monarchy (until 1970) Republic (March 2, 1970) - Last President John Wrathall - Prime Minister Ian Smith Area  - Total  - % water 390 580 km² 1% Population  - 1978... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809 km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... I Know a Place was a 1965 single by Petula Clark, significant the singers second U.S. top ten single. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... Tony Hatch (born 30 June 1939 or 1940) is a British composer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and arranger. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The Drifters are a long-lived American doo wop/R&B band, originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Literally thirty minutes before the song was scheduled to be recorded, Hatch was completing the lyrics in the studio's men's room. "Downtown" was released in late 1964 and became a best seller in English, French, Italian, and German versions, topping music charts worldwide (with more than 4.8 million copies sold^[source?] and introducing Clark to the American record-buying public. She continued her success in the United States with a string of fifteen consecutive Top 40 hits. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ...

"Downtown" was the first song by a British female artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart^[1] and went on to win a Grammy Award for "Best Rock and Roll Song". The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song was awarded between 1960 and 1971. ...

Clark re-recorded the song three times, in 1976 (with a disco beat), in 1984 (with a new piano and trumpet intro that leads into the song's original opening), and in 1996. In addition, the original 1964 recording was remixed and re-released in 1988, 1999, and 2003. This article is becoming very long. ...

Following 9/11, New York City adopted Clark's version of "Downtown" as the theme song for a series of commercials encouraging tourism to lower Manhattan. The song has been used by other metropolitan areas — including Chicago, Indianapolis, and Singapore — for promotional purposes as well. A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... This article is about Illinois largest city. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ...

Awards

• Grammy Award for "Best Rock and Roll Song" 1965
• Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Song of the Year" 1964
• Silver Record (1964) Awarded for 250,000 UK sales
• Gold Record (1965) Awarded for One Million UK sales
• Gold Record (1965) Awarded for One Million US sales^[2]
• Cash Box International Gold Award (1965)
• Radio Caroline Bell Award (UK) (1965)
• Grammy Hall of Fame (2003)

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Covers

"Downtown"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album The Great Pretender
B-side(s)	"The Great Pretender"
Released	April 1984
Recorded	December 1983
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	Tony Hatch
Producer(s)	Val Garay
Chart positions
#20 (U.S. Country Singles)
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Save the Last Dance for Me" (1983)	"Downtown" (1984)	"Tennessee Homesick Blues" (1984)

"Downtown" has been covered numerous times by other artists since Clark's original recording, most notably by Dolly Parton in 1984. After recording the track in December 1983, "Downtown" appeared on Parton's album of cover versions, The Great Pretender. It was followed by a single release of the track on RCA Records in April 1984 and proved to be a moderate success peaking at number eighty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and number twenty-seven on the Hot Country Songs chart in the United States. Parton's version altered some of the lyrics: "Listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova" became "Listen to the rhythm of the music that they're playing", possibly because Parton felt that U.S. audiences might not know what a bossa nova was. Image File history File links Dollydowntown. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... The Great Pretender was a popular song by The Platters. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Val Garay is a record producer and engineer who has worked with Kim Carnes, The Motels, Marty Balin, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Armatrading, Dolly Parton, Pablo Cruise, James Taylor, Queensrÿche, Cock Robin, Dramarama, Ezo, Ringo Starr, Linda Ronstadt, Nicolette Larson and others. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... Hot Country Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... Save the Last Dance for Me was a song by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, that was recorded in 1960 by the band The Drifters, who took it to #1 on the U.S. pop charts. ... Tennesse Homesick Blues was a song written and recorded by Dolly Parton that was featured in the movie Rhinestone. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... The Great Pretender was a 1984 Dolly Parton album, comprised of covers of hits from the 1950s and 1960s. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Hot Country Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music created by Antônio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto and first introduced in Brazil by Gilbertos recording of Chega de Saudade, in 1958, a song written by Antônio Carlos Jobim, first released as a single, and shortly thereafter as...

The song was also famously covered by Icelandic singer Björk and the Brodsky Quartet in a concert at London's Union Chapel. The cover is notable both for the Quartet's lively string arrangement and for Björk's energetic performance. Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( ) (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a Brit Award-winning Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer (formerly the lead singer of alternative rock band The Sugarcubes). ... The Brodsky Quartet is an internationally acclaimed British string quartet, in existence since 1972. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Allan Sherman's 1965 parody (same melody, comedy lyrics) called "Crazy Downtown" was his second-biggest selling single. The B-52's recorded a revamped version for their 1978 debut album The B-52's. Allan Sherman (sometimes incorrectly Alan and Allen), November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973, was an American musician, parodist, satirist, and television producer. ... The B-52s are a New Wave rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, an important center of alternative rock. ... The B-52s is an eponymous New Wave album by Athens, Georgia-based rock band The B-52s, released in July 1979 (see 1979 in music). ...

Appearance in popular culture

• Used in scenes in the episode "She Said, He Said, She Said" of Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire.
• In the season 3 premiere episode of Lost, "A Tale of Two Cities", Elizabeth Mitchell's character Juliet had this song playing in her home in the opening scene. The show frequently features hit songs from the past, and this case is notable in the fact that it was played from a DualDisc, while all previous music on Lost has been played on traditional records.
• The song was used in "The Bottle Deposit, Part 1" episode of Seinfeld, where Jerry and George are discussing the meaning of Mr. Whilhelm's instructions (part of some important project that George is in charge of): "Everything you need... is downtown".
• The song also was used in episode 272 ("Uncle Charley's Aunt") of the television series My Three Sons. Originally aired on February 17, 1968, the episode had Tina Cole as Katie singing the popular song with the rest of the Douglas family. They then decide to perform the song at Uncle Charley's local lodge when he's forced to put together a matinee performance, but all but one member of the family ends up not being able to attend.
• In The Simpsons episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", Groundskeeper Willie sang a Scottish version of it (calling it "Doontoon") as an audition for Homer's quartet.
• In the movie Girl, Interrupted, starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, the girls at Claymoore sang it together.
• In an episode of Will and Grace, Will first met Val when she completed the song after he began humming it.
• In 1987, The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (later to become better known as The KLF) sampled large chunks of "Downtown" to make their new single "Down Town".
• Jackson Browne's 1983 album Lawyers in Love contained a Browne composition also titled "Downtown". While an entirely different song, Browne ad-libbed a few lines of his song to the melody of the Hatch/Clark original at the end, as the song faded out.
• The song was sung by Lucille Bluth to General Anderson to get her son Buster out of military service in the Arrested Development episode "Switch Hitter".
• The song was used in a Fido Solutions advertisement.
• The song was heard on the soundtrack of the 1993 film Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould. The classical pianist considered her the best female vocalist of his generation and published several essays praising her talent and achievements.
• The song was used to introduce a feature on Children's BBC where viewers could send in pictures of themselves in their town (hence "Downtown") to presenter Phillip Schofield.
• The song was used in an episode of Doogie Houser M.D. when the song was sung in a karaoke bar.
• The song was used in an advertisement campaign by the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball for the opening season of Pacific Bell Park in 2000.

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Emma Bunton version

"Downtown"
Single by Emma Bunton
from the album Life in Mono
B-side(s)	"Something Tells Me (Something's Going to Happen)" "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps"
Released	13 November 2006
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop
Label	Universal
Writer(s)	Tony Hatch
Chart positions
#3 (UK) #36 (Ireland)
Emma Bunton singles chronology
"Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (2004)	"Downtown" (2006)	"All I Need to Know" (2007)
Alternate cover
UK CD 2 cover
Audio sample
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Popjustice: "The dancers in the 'Downtown' video seem to know you very well indeed. So well that they are all pointing at your fanny. Was this your idea?"
Bunton: "I don't understand where this has come from. It is a dance routine and it is nothing to do with anything like that. It is everyone else's dirty little minds. Especially yours. It worries me because it is a classic and you can't make classics rude."

Music video

Emma and her dancers dancing the song.

Directed by Harvey & Carolyn, (the directors who also directed her video for her single "Maybe") he sexually-suggestive music video for the single is set in a hotel bedroom featuring Bunton as a maid. It includes appearances from contestants from the BBC's reality television show Strictly Come Dancing (the format to which has been sold worldwide under the name Dancing with the Stars) and features cameos from Matt Dawson, Louisa Lytton, Carol Smillie, Spoony, Mark Ramprakash, Claire King, Peter Schmeichel, Craig Revel Horwood, Anton du Beke, Brendan Cole, Erin Boag, Lilia Kopylova, Karen Hardy, and Darren Bennett. Though the lyrics are innocuous, in the video Bunton's body language clearly twists the song title into a euphemism for sexual activity. Bunton, however, has denied this repeatedly, for example in this interview with online music magazine Popjustice: ^[1] Image File history File links DowntownScreenshot. ... Image File history File links DowntownScreenshot. ... A maidservant or in current usage maid is a female employed in domestic service. ... Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, shown on BBC One based on ballroom dancing. ... Countries with their own version Dancing with the Stars is the name for a number of international television series based on the format of the British series Strictly Come Dancing. ... Matthew James Sutherland Daws Dawson MBE (born 31 October 1972 in Birkenhead) is a now retired English rugby union footballer who played scrum half for Wasps having played most of his career for Northampton Saints. ... Louisa Claire Lytton[1] (born 7 February 1989) is an English actress from Camden, London. ... Carol Smillie (born December 23, 1961 in Glasgow) is a Scottish television personality, best known for presenting the BBC series Changing Rooms and is the author of Carol Smillies Working Mums Handbook. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Mark Ravin Ramprakash (born 5 September 1969 in Bushey, Hertfordshire is an English cricketer. ... Claire in ITV drama Bad Girls Claire King (born January 10, 1963) is a British actress, best known for her roles on television, usually cast as glamorous, determined, ball-breaking women. ... Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born November 18, 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played the position of goalkeeper, and was voted the Worlds Best Goalkeeper in 1992 and 1993. ... Craig Revel Horwood (born 1967 in Ballarat, Australia) is an Australian dancer, choreographer and theatre director in the United Kingdom. ... Anton du Beke is a professional ballroom dancer. ... Brendan Cole (born in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a ballroom dancer specialising in Latin American dancing. ... Erin Boag, who was born on 17th March 1975 in New Zealand, is a professional ballroom dancer. ... Lilia Andreievna Kopylova (born 18 June 1978 in Moscow, Russia) is a professional dancer. ... Karen Hardy is retired from professional Latin American dancing, but is a former international, United Kingdom Open, British National, and World Masters Champion. ... Darren Bennett (born 14 February 1977), in Sheffield is a professional dancer, as were hi parents. ... Popjustice is a music website founded in 2000 and is the work of UK freelance music journalist Peter Robinson, who is homosexual and has worked for NME, The Guardian, Attitude and many others. ...

Track listings and formats

• UK CD 1

1. "Downtown"
2. "Downtown" (Elements Club Radio Edit)

• UK CD 2

1. "Downtown"
2. "Something Tells Me"
3. "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"
4. "Downtown" (video)

Chart performance

Upon release, "Downtown" entered the UK Singles Chart at number twenty-four on digital sales only; it rose to number three the following week when it received its full release, making the song Bunton's highest-charting single since "What Took You So Long?" in 2001.^[3] The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... What Took You So Long? was the second single from Emma Buntons solo debut album A Girl Like Me. ...

Notes and references

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External links

• Video of Petula Clark's first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show
• Music video for Emma Bunton's cover of "Downtown" at YouTube