Black and White Town

"Black and White Town" is the lead single on Doves' third album, Some Cities. The single was released as a promo CD on 13 December 2004, and as a full single on 7 February 2005. The song scored the band their second Top 10 hit, charting at #6 on the UK Singles Chart. The atmospheric single is noted for its heavy piano and guitars played in unison, with Andy Williams' percussion maintaining a driving beat. The music video for "Black and White Town" was filmed on the Summerston council estate in Glasgow. There also exists a "director's cut" of the video, featuring different footage, which can be found on the DVD in the limited edition box set version of the Some Cities album.

The song was used prominently by the BBC during their coverage of the 2005 Six Nations rugby tournament. Not only was it used in the 2005 Six Nations championships, but it is still used in the BBC's coverage of all international rugby. It is also used for Sky's coverage of the UEFA Champions League, as well as being used in the video game FIFA 06,

Track listings

All tracks written by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams, except where noted.

Promo CD (HVN145CDRP)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black and White Town"	4:23
2.	"Black and White Town" (Instrumental)	4:23

UK 2-track CD (HVN145CD)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black and White Town"		4:23
2.	"At the Tower"	Williams, Goodwin, Williams, Hazlewood	4:37

UK limited edition CD with fold-out poster (HVN145CDS)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black and White Town"	4:23
2.	"45"	4:17
3.	"Eleven Miles Out"	4:32
4.	"Black and White Town" (Enhanced Video)

UK 7" vinyl in fold-out poster sleeve (HVN145)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black and White Town"	4:23
2.	"45"	4:17

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[1]	6
Irish Singles Chart^[2]	11

References

Doves

Jez Williams Jimi Goodwin Andy Williams Martin Rebelski

Studio albums	Lost Souls The Last Broadcast Some Cities Kingdom of Rust

Singles	"The Cedar Room" "Catch the Sun" "The Man Who Told Everything" "There Goes the Fear" "Pounding" "Caught by the River" "Black and White Town" "Snowden" "Sky Starts Falling" "Kingdom of Rust" "Winter Hill" "Andalucia"

EPs	Cedar EP Sea EP Here It Comes Live at Eden Some Cities Live EP

Compilations	Lost Sides Instrumentals of Rust The Places Between: The Best of Doves

DVDs	Where We're Calling From

Related articles	Discography Music videos Sub Sub Delta Tapes Heavenly Records

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