"Wednesday Week" is the seventh single released by

the Undertones The Undertones are a rock band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974. From 1975 to 1983, the Undertones consisted of Feargal Sharkey (vocals), John O'Neill (rhythm guitar, vocals), Damian O'Neill (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Bradley ...

. The song was written in December 1979 by the band's

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ist 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

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as opposed to punk rock acts such as the

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. The single was released on 5 July 1980 and peaked at #11 on the

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three weeks later, making the song the band's second highest charting single. 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.''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' p. 1997

Track listing

References

External links

* The Undertone
official website
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