| "Precious" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Jam | ||||
| from the album The Gift | ||||
| A-side | "Town Called Malice" | |||
| Released | 29 January 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | Polydor (UK)[2] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Weller[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Wilson and The Jam[3] | |||
| The Jam singles chronology | ||||
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"Precious" is a song composed by Paul Weller and performed by the British band The Jam.
Details
It appeared on The Jam's 1982 album, The Gift, and also as a double A-side single along with "Town Called Malice". It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart,[4] although the song received much less airplay than "Town Called Malice".[citation needed] It was a departure for the band from their punk and mod roots, involving a funk-like sound that the band had not previously explored. Uncut described the track as "hypnotically itchy punk-funk". Some fans and critics[who?] have noticed the song contains a number of similarities to "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag", which was a relatively new release itself at the time.[citation needed] Weller himself was to admit in 1998 he had used that song as part of the inspiration for "Precious".[1][5]
References
- ^ a b "The Jam – The Gift: Super Deluxe Edition". Uncut.co.uk. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b Jo Rice (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 221/2. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ "JAM | Artist". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 277. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Last Man Standing". Wellerworld.co.uk. 1998-05-01. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
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