White Collar Boy

"White Collar Boy"
Single by Belle & Sebastian
from the album The Life Pursuit
Released	26 June 2006
Format	CD (RTRADSCD355) 7" vinyl (RTRADS355) DVD (RTRADSDVD355)
Recorded	The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, 2005
Length	3:20
Label	Rough Trade Records
Writer(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 make the top 40, only charting at #45. It is 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 listing

(all songs written by Belle & Sebastian except as noted)

CD

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

7" vinyl

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

DVD

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

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics