Tucker's Town (song)

"Tucker's Town"
Single by Hootie & the Blowfish
from the album Fairweather Johnson
B-side"Araby"
ReleasedJune 25, 1996 (1996-06-25)
Length3:45
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Don Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology
"Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)"
(1996) 		"Tucker's Town"
(1996) 		"Sad Caper"
(1996)

"Tucker's Town" is a song by American rock group Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released on June 25, 1996, as the second single from their second album, Fairweather Johnson (1996). In the United States, it peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 (their last Hot 100 entry as of 2025), number 24 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and number 29 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Outside the US, "Tucker's Town" reached number two in Canada—ending 1996 as the country's 25th-most-successful single—and number 20 in Iceland.

Content

The song is named for the village of Tucker's Town, Bermuda, the mostly black, working-class residents of which (including the future members of The Talbot Brothers band) were compelled to sell their land in the 1920s to make way for a hotel and golf club, and an enclave where foreign millionaires and billionaires are permitted to own homes. Bermuda, which is on the same latitude as South Carolina and from which Carolina Colony was colonised under William Sayle in 1670, was a frequent haunt of the South Carolinian band. However, the nearest landfall is Cape Hatteras in North Carolina.

Music video

The music video was directed by Greg Masuak.

Track listings

US 7-inch, CD, and cassette single[1][2][3]

  1. "Tucker's Town" – 3:46
  2. "Araby" – 2:51

German and Australian CD single[4]

  1. "Tucker's Town" – 3:46
  2. "Araby" – 2:51
  3. "Not Even the Trees" (live)

UK CD single[5]

  1. "Tucker's Town"
  2. "Araby"
  3. "Not Even the Trees" (live)
  4. "Hannah Jane" (live)

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 25, 1996 (1996-06-25) Contemporary hit radio Atlantic [22]
CD [23]
United Kingdom July 15, 1996 (1996-07-15) [24]

References

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  2. ^ Tucker's Town (US CD single liner notes). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1996. 2-87051.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Tucker's Town (US cassette single sleeve). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1996. 4-87051.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Tucker's Town (German & Australian CD single liner notes). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1996. 7567-85498-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Tucker's Town (UK CD single liner notes). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1996. A5498CD, 7567-85496-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  8. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (26.9. – 2.10. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). September 27, 1996. p. 16. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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  13. ^ "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
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  19. ^ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Adult Top 40 Singles & Tracks". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 33.
  20. ^ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Mainstream Titles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 30.
  21. ^ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Triple A Tracks". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 24.
  22. ^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1151. June 21, 1996. p. 43. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  23. ^ "Tucker's Town / Araby". Amazon. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  24. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. July 13, 1996. p. 27. Retrieved August 1, 2021.