Peacock Suit

Peacock Suit is a song by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller that was released in 1996 as the first single from his fourth solo album Heavy Soul. It reached no. 5 on the UK charts in August 1996, making it the highest charting single of his solo career.[2]

"Peacock Suit"
Single by Paul Weller
from the album Heavy Soul
B-sideEye Of The Storm[1]
Released1996
Recorded1996
GenreAlternative rock
LabelIsland Records
Songwriter(s)Paul Weller

Uncut magazine praised the song as a "snarling update of The Who's "I'm The Face"", rating it 25th in its list of Weller's 30 best songs. Weller wrote the song in response to a newspaper article which criticised the Mod clothing movement. [3]

References

  1. "Paul Weller – Sunflower". Discogs. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "Paul Weller - Official Charts". official charts.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. "Paul Weller's 30 Best Songs". uncut.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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