Travellers Tune

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"Travellers Tune"
Single by Ocean Colour Scene
from the album Marchin' Already
B-side
  • "Song for the Front Row"
  • "On the Way Home"
  • "All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes"
Released25 August 1997 (1997-08-25)
Length3:41
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Ocean Colour Scene
Producer(s)
Ocean Colour Scene singles chronology
"Hundred Mile High City"
(1997)
"Travellers Tune"
(1997)
"Better Day"
(1997)

"Travellers Tune" is a song by English rock band Ocean Colour Scene. American soul singer P. P. Arnold provides additional vocals on the track. The song was released on 25 August 1997 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Marchin' Already (1997), and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings[edit]

UK CD single[1]

  1. "Travellers Tune"
  2. "Song for the Front Row"
  3. "On the Way Home"
  4. "All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes"

UK 7-inch and cassette single[2][3]

  1. "Travellers Tune"
  2. "Song for the Front Row"

Japanese mini-album[4]

  1. "Travellers Tune"
  2. "Song for the Front Row"
  3. "On the Way Home"
  4. "All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes"
  5. "The Faces Smiles Back Easily"
  6. "Chicken Bones and Stones"

Personnel[edit]

Personnel are taken from the UK CD single liner notes and the Marchin' Already album booklet.[1][5]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 63
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 30
Scotland (OCC)[8] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 5

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 25 August 1997
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
MCA [10]
Japan 21 November 1997 CD Universal [11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Travellers Tune (UK CD single liner notes). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. MCSTD 40144.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Travellers Tune (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. MCS 40144.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Travellers Tune (UK cassette single sleeve). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. MCSC 40144.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Travellers Tune (Japanese mini-album liner notes). Ocean Colour Scene. Universal. 1997. MVCE-14002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Marchin' Already (UK CD album booklet). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. MCD 60048.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 37. 13 September 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Travellers Tune". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 August 1997. p. 33. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  11. ^ "トラベラーズ・チューン | オーシャン・カラー・シーン" [Travellers Tune | Ocean Colour Scene] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 March 2024.