Crocodile Shoes (song)

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"Crocodile Shoes"
Single by Jimmy Nail
from the album Crocodile Shoes
B-side"Calling Out Your Name (Jed's Demo)"
Released14 November 1994 (1994-11-14)[1]
Length4:11
LabelEastWest
Songwriter(s)Tony McAnaney
Producer(s)
  • Tony McAnaney
  • Jimmy Nail
Jimmy Nail singles chronology
"Beautiful"
(1993)
"Crocodile Shoes"
(1994)
"Cowboy Dreams"
(1995)

"Crocodile Shoes" is a single by Jimmy Nail. It was written for the television drama Crocodile Shoes, and became a chart hit for Nail in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Sweden in 1994 and 1995. It is featured on the album of the same name.

Track listings[edit]

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

A. "Crocodile Shoes" – 4:11
B. "Calling Out Your Name (Jed's Demo)" – 3:20

CD single[4]

  1. "Crocodile Shoes" – 4:11
  2. "Calling Out Your Name (Jed's Demo)" – 3:20
  3. "Once Upon a Time (Jed's Demo)" – 1:54

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Promos in Production" (PDF). Music Week. 5 November 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ Crocodile Shoes (UK & European 7-inch single vinyl disc). Jimmy Nail. EastWest Records. 1994. YZ 867, 4509-98451-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Crocodile Shoes (UK & European cassette single sleeve). Jimmy Nail. EastWest Records. 1994. YZ867C, 4509-98451-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Crocodile Shoes (UK & European CD single disc notes). Jimmy Nail. EastWest Records. 1994. YZ867CD, 4509-98452-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 51. 17 December 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Crocodile Shoes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Jimmy Nail – Crocodile Shoes". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1994". Music Week. 14 January 1995. p. 9.
  11. ^ "British single certifications – Jimmy Nail – Crocodile Shoes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 July 2020.