Wednesday Week

"Wednesday Week" is the seventh single released by The Undertones.[1] The song was written in December 1979 by the band's rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter, John O' Neill, during a Christmas break the band had taken while recording their second album, Hypnotised. The song was notably more mellow than each of the six singles the band had released previously, drawing influences from mid-sixties acts such as the Kinks and The Beatles as opposed to punk rock acts such as the Ramones.

This article is about the Undertones song. For the band, see Wednesday Week (band). For the Elvis Costello song, see Armed Forces (album).
"Wednesday Week"
Single by The Undertones
from the album Hypnotised
Released5 July 1980 (1980-07-05)
RecordedJanuary 1980
GenreNew wave
Length2:16
LabelSire Records
Songwriter(s)John O' Neill
The Undertones singles chronology
"My Perfect Cousin"
(1980)		 "Wednesday Week"
(1980)		 "It's Going To Happen!"
(1981)
Alternative cover
Music video
"Wednesday Week" on YouTube

The single was released on 5 July 1980 and peaked at #11 on the UK Singles Chart three weeks later, making the song the band's second highest charting single.[2]

Wednesday Week was The Undertones' final single to be released on the Sire label before the band left the label in December 1980. The Undertones subsequently signed a contract with EMI in March 1981.[3]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."Wednesday Week"John O'Neill2:16
Side two
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."I Told You So"John O'Neill2:07

References
  1. The Undertones.com
  2. Official Charts.com. 27 July - 2 August 1980
  3. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music ISBN 978-0-857-12595-8 p. 1997
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