Tinseltown in the Rain
| "Tinseltown in the Rain" | ||||
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| Single by The Blue Nile | ||||
| from the album A Walk Across the Rooftops | ||||
| B-side | "Heatwave" | |||
| Released | 20 August 1984 | |||
| Genre | Sophisti-pop | |||
| Length | 5:57 | |||
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| Songwriters | Paul Buchanan, Robert Bell | |||
| Producers | Paul Buchanan, Robert Bell | |||
| The Blue Nile singles chronology | ||||
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"Tinseltown in the Rain" is a song by Scottish pop band the Blue Nile. It was released as the second single from their 1984 debut album A Walk Across the Rooftops. The song was written and produced by lead singer Paul Buchanan and bassist Robert Bell. It has been described as an "ode to the city" of Glasgow. The song reached No. 87 on the UK Singles Chart. It was a bigger hit in the Netherlands, peaking at No. 28 on the Dutch Top 40.