Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock

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"Cut Some Rug" / "Castle Rock"
Single by the Bluetones
from the album Expecting to Fly
B-side"The Devil Behind My Smile"
Released1996 (1996)
RecordedMid-1995
StudioRidge Farm (Surrey, England)
Length
  • 4:32 ("Cut Some Rug")
  • 3:09 ("Castle Rock")
LabelSuperior Quality
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Hugh Jones
The Bluetones singles chronology
"Slight Return"
(1996)
"Cut Some Rug" / "Castle Rock"
(1996)
"Marblehead Johnson"
(1996)

"Cut Some Rug" / "Castle Rock" is a double A-side single by English indie rock band the Bluetones, released as the third single from their 1996 debut album, Expecting to Fly. The single reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Both tracks were included on the band's 2006 compilation, A Rough Outline: The Singles & B-Sides 95 – 03.

Track listings[edit]

UK CD single[1]

  1. "Cut Some Rug"
  2. "Castle Rock"
  3. "The Devil Behind My Smile"

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

  1. "Cut Some Rug"
  2. "Castle Rock"

Japanese CD single[4]

  1. "Cut Some Rug"
  2. "Castle Rock"
  3. "The Devil Behind My Smile"
  4. "No.11" (version)

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits are taken from the Expecting to Fly album booklet.[5]

Studio

Personnel

  • Mark Morriss – writing, vocals
  • Eds Chesters – writing, drums, percussion
  • Adam Devlin – writing, six-string guitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Scott Morriss – writing, vocals, electric bass guitar
  • Hugh Jones – production, mixing
  • Helen Woodward – mix engineering
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering

Charts[edit]

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 48
Scotland (OCC)[7] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 7

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 1996
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Superior Quality
Japan 1 June 1996 CD A&M [9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (UK CD single liner notes). The Bluetones. Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUE 005CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Bluetones. Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUE 005X.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (UK cassette single sleeve). The Bluetones. Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUE 005MC.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (Japanese CD single liner notes). The Bluetones. A&M Records. 1996. POCM-1171.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Expecting to Fly (UK CD album booklet). The Bluetones. Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUECD 004, 540 475-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 20. 18 May 1996. p. 24. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Bluetones Discography" (in Japanese). PolyGram. Archived from the original on 20 February 1999. Retrieved 27 August 2023.