Real Gone Kid

"Real Gone Kid"
Single by Deacon Blue
from the album When the World Knows Your Name
B-side	"Little Lincoln" "Born Again" "It's Not Funny Anymore"
Released	October 1988
Format	7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, Cassette, CD, 3" CD
Recorded	March 1988
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	4:03 7:06 (Extended Version)
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Ricky Ross
Producer(s)	Warne Livesey
Deacon Blue singles chronology
"Chocolate Girl" (1988) "Real Gone Kid" (1988) "Wages Day (1989)

"Real Gone Kid" is a song by the Scottish rock/pop band Deacon Blue. Released in 1988, it was the first single to come from the band's second album When the World Knows Your Name which was released six months later. The single was the band's first top ten hit, reaching No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1] Vocalist Ricky Ross wrote the song about a performance he saw of ex-Lone Justice singer Maria McKee on stage (Deacon Blue had toured with Lone Justice for a time as the opening band).

The B-sides consist of the song "Little Lincoln" and covers of Sam & Dave's "Born Again" and Hüsker Dü's "It's Not Funny Anymore".

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

7" Single (deac 7)

1. "Real Gone Kid" - 4:03
2. "Little Lincoln" - 3:06

7" limited edition single (deac ep7)

1. "Real Gone Kid" - 4:03
2. "Little Lincoln" - 3:06
3. "Born Again" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) - 3:29
4. "It's Not Funny Anymore" (Grant Hart) - 3:01

12" Single (deac t7)

1. "Real Gone Kid" (Extended Version) - 7:06
2. "Little Lincoln" - 3:06
3. "Real Gone Kid" - 4:03

12" Single (fold out picture sleeve) (deac qt7)

1. "Real Gone Kid" (extended version) - 7:06
2. "Little Lincoln" - 3:06
3. "Real Gone Kid" - 4:03

Cassette single (deac c7)

1. "Real Gone Kid" - 4:03
2. "Little Lincoln" - 3:06

3" CD single (653035 3)

1. "Real Gone Kid" (Extended Version) - 7:06
2. "Little Lincoln" - 3:06
3. "Real Gone Kid" - 4:03

CD single (CDDeac 7)

1. "Real Gone Kid" - 4:03
2. "Little Lincoln" - 3:06
3. "Born Again" (Hayes, Porter) - 3:29
4. "It's Not Funny Anymore" (Hart) - 3:01)

Charts

Chart (1988-1989)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	18
Ireland (IRMA)	10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3]	5
Spain (AFYVE)[4]	1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	8

In popular culture

Various mixes of the song have appeared in adverts for the Boots Pharmacy in the UK as of 2015.^[5]

The song is also used by Paul Smith (boxer) for his ring entrances, most recently against Andre Ward. ^[6]

References

1. "Chart Stats - Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid". Retrieved 17 May 2009.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Deacon Blue – Real Gone Kid". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Charts.org.nz – Deacon Blue – Real Gone Kid". Top 40 Singles.
4. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
5. TV Ad Music - Boots
6. Paul Smith Jnr Twitter

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics