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2006 single by Belle & Sebastian

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"White Collar Boy"

Single by Belle & Sebastian

from the album The Life Pursuit

Released

26 June 2006 (2006-06-26)

Length

3:20

Label

Rough Trade

Songwriter(s)

Richard Colburn, Mick Cooke, Chris Geddes, Stevie Jackson, Sarah Martin (musician), Stuart Murdoch, Bobby Kildea

Producer(s)

Tony Hoffer

Belle & Sebastian singles chronology

"The Blues Are Still Blue"
(2006)

"White Collar Boy"
(2006)

"Write About Love"
(2010)

"White Collar Boy" (as shown on the album or "The White Collar Boy" as labeled on the single) is a song by Belle & Sebastian from their album The Life Pursuit. It was the third single from the album. The track was released on 26 June 2006 on Rough Trade Records, and was produced by Tony Hoffer. Upon release, it failed to reach the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart, stalling at number 45. It was the band's first single not to make the Top 40 since "Lazy Line Painter Jane". The model on the cover is Catherine Ireton, who later became the lead vocalist for Stuart Murdoch's God Help the Girl project.

Track listings

All songs were written by Belle & Sebastian except where noted.

"White Collar Boy" – 3:22
"Long Black Scarf" – 2:48
"Heaven in the Afternoon" – 3:29

7-inch vinyl

"White Collar Boy" – 3:20
"Baby Jane" (Rod Stewart) – 2:50

DVD

"White Collar Boy" (video)
"Sukie In The Graveyard" (live)

References

"New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 June 2006. p. 29. Misprinted as the issue date, 24 June, on source.

External links

"White Collar Boy" at belleandsebastian.com

v t e Belle and Sebastian
Stuart Murdoch Stevie Jackson Chris Geddes Richard Colburn Sarah Martin Bobby Kildea Dave McGowan Isobel Campbell Stuart David Mick Cooke
Studio albums	Tigermilk If You're Feeling Sinister The Boy with the Arab Strap Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant Storytelling Dear Catastrophe Waitress The Life Pursuit Belle and Sebastian Write About Love Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance Days of the Bagnold Summer A Bit of Previous Late Developers
EPs	Dog on Wheels Lazy Line Painter Jane 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light This Is Just a Modern Rock Song Books Introducing... Belle & Sebastian Come On Sister
Compilation albums	Lazy Line Painter Jane Push Barman to Open Old Wounds The Third Eye Centre How to Solve Our Human Problems
Live albums	If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican The BBC Sessions Live 2015 What to Look for in Summer
Late Night Tales compilations	Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian Vol. II
Videos	Fans Only
Singles	"Legal Man" "Jonathan David" "I'm Waking Up to Us" "Piazza, New York Catcher" "Step into My Office, Baby" "I'm a Cuckoo" "Funny Little Frog" "Casaco Marrom" "The Blues Are Still Blue" "White Collar Boy"
Related articles	Discography Bowlie Weekender God Help the Girl God Help the Girl (film) Put the Book Back on the Shelf

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