Downtown

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"Downtown" is a 1964 pop song by Petula Clark that became an international hit and one of her signature recordings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Petula Clark NERFINISHED
chartPositionAustralia 1
chartPositionCanada 1
chartPositionFrance 1
chartPositionNetherlands 1
chartPositionNewZealand 1
chartPositionRhodesia 1
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 2
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
chartPositionWestGermany 1
composer Tony Hatch NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
decade 1960s
format 7-inch single
genre pop
traditional pop
hasBside You'd Better Love Me NERFINISHED
hasCulturalImpact associated with swinging London image
widely used in films and television
hasInfluenceOn 1960s pop music
hasMusicStyle orchestral arrangement
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Dolly Parton NERFINISHED
Emma Bunton NERFINISHED
Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED
The B-52's NERFINISHED
hasRecognition Grammy Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED
hasTempo medium tempo
hasTheme escapism
loneliness
nightlife
urban life
includedOnAlbum Downtown NERFINISHED
isSignatureSongOf Petula Clark NERFINISHED
language English
length approximately 3:05
lyricist Tony Hatch NERFINISHED
performer Petula Clark NERFINISHED
producer Tony Hatch NERFINISHED
recordedBy Petula Clark NERFINISHED
recordLabel Pye Records NERFINISHED
Warner Bros. Records
releaseDate 1964
songwriter Tony Hatch NERFINISHED
vocalist Petula Clark NERFINISHED

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