Peacock Suit

"Peacock Suit"
Single by Paul Weller
from the album Heavy Soul
B-side"Eye of the Storm"
Released5 August 1996 (1996-08-05)[1]
Length3:08
LabelGo! Discs
Songwriter(s)Paul Weller
Producer(s)Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller
Paul Weller singles chronology
"Out of the Sinking"
(1996) 		"Peacock Suit"
(1996) 		"Brushed"
(1997)

Peacock Suit is a song by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller that was released on 5 August 1996 as the first single from his fourth solo album Heavy Soul. It reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1996, making it the highest-charting single of his solo career.

Uncut magazine praised the song as a "snarling update of The Who's "I'm The Face"", rating it 25th in its list of Weller's 30 best songs. Weller wrote the song in response to a newspaper article which criticised the Mod clothing movement.[2]

Track listings

UK 7-inch, CD, and cassette single[3][4][5]

  1. "Peacock Suit"
  2. "Eye of the Storm"

European CD EP[6]

  1. "Peacock Suit"
  2. "Eye of the Storm"
  3. "I Shall Be Released"
  4. "Into Tomorrow"
  5. "Sunflower"
  6. "You Do Something to Me"

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 27
Scotland (OCC)[8] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 5

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 August 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Paul Weller's 30 Best Songs". Uncut. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Peacock Suit (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. GOD 149.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Peacock Suit (UK CD single liner notes). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. GODCD 149.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Peacock Suit (UK cassette single sleeve). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. GODMC 149.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Peacock Suit (European CD EP liner notes). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. 850 619-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 34. 24 August 1996. p. 12. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Paul Weller: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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