News of the World (song) - Misplaced Pages

"News of the World" is a single by British group the Jam released on 3 March 1978. The single reached No. 27 in the UK Singles Chart. "Aunties and Uncles (Impulsive Youths)" and "Innocent Man" appeared as its B-sides. The title refers to the former British tabloid newspaper, News of the World.

"News of the World" is not included on any of the band's studio albums. It was written and sung by bass guitarist Bruce Foxton rather than the band's usual frontman Paul Weller. It was the only Jam single to be written by Foxton apart from "Funeral Pyre" which was co-written by all three band members.

The video for the single was filmed on the roof of Battersea Power Station in Battersea, London.

The song was used as the theme tune for the British satirical panel game Mock the Week.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bruce Foxton, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"News of the World"		3:31
2.	"Aunties and Uncles (Impulsive Youths)"	Paul Weller	2:35
3.	"Innocent Man"		4:20
Total length:			10:26

References

"The Mods march on..." Smash Hits. December 1978. p. 21. "News of the World", written by Bruce, stayed in the tradition of the new wave
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 277. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
That's Entertainment: My Life in the Jam p. 82
"Battersea Power Station to have Arts Centre". The Telegraph. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Mocking the week for a decade". BBC. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

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Compilations	Snap! Greatest Hits Extras Wasteland Collection The Very Best of The Jam The Sound of the Jam
Box sets	Direction Reaction Creation 45 rpm: The Singles, 1977–1979 45 rpm: The Singles, 1980–1982
Singles	"In the City" "All Around the World" "The Modern World" "News of the World" "David Watts" "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" "Strange Town" "When You're Young" "The Eton Rifles" "Going Underground" "Start!" "That's Entertainment" "Funeral Pyre" "Absolute Beginners" "Town Called Malice" / "Precious" "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" "Beat Surrender"
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