Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock

"Cut Some Rug" / "Castle Rock"
Single by the Bluetones
from the album Expecting to Fly
B-side"The Devil Behind My Smile"
Released29 April 1996 (1996-04-29)
RecordedMid-1995
StudioRidge Farm (Surrey, England)
Length
  • 4:32 ("Cut Some Rug")
  • 3:09 ("Castle Rock")
LabelSuperior Quality
Songwriters
ProducerHugh Jones
The Bluetones singles chronology
"Slight Return"
(1996)		 "Cut Some Rug" / "Castle Rock"
(1996)		 "Marblehead Johnson"
(1996)

"Cut Some Rug" and "Castle Rock" are two songs by English indie rock band the Bluetones, issued as a double A-side single. It was released as the third single from their 1996 debut album, Expecting to Fly, on 29 April 1996. The single reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Both tracks were included on the band's 2006 compilation, A Rough Outline: The Singles & B-Sides 95 – 03.[1] "Cut Some Rug" also appeared on their 2002 greatest hits compilation, The Singles.[2][3][4]

Background

The song was written about the band giving up on trying to earn money, going on the dole, spending all of their time together writing and crafting songs that ended up being compiled together as Expecting to Fly.[5]

Release and promotion

After charting within the UK top 40, the single appeared on The ITV Chart Show on 5 May 1996.[6] A mimed performance with live vocals was also broadcast on Top of the Pops on 9 May.[7][8][9]

Music video

The music video for the single is set at a fake laundrette. Towards the end of the video, a man goes into a washing machine and spins round in it. Because of this, a parental advisory label was added to the video issuing a warning saying "do not try this at home". The band said they were only involved for a few hours during shooting since they were touring the UK at the time it was being filmed.[10]

Track listings

UK CD single[11][12]

  1. "Cut Some Rug"
  2. "Castle Rock"
  3. "The Devil Behind My Smile"

UK 7-inch and cassette single[13][14][12]

  1. "Cut Some Rug"
  2. "Castle Rock"

Japanese CD single[15]

  1. "Cut Some Rug"
  2. "Castle Rock"
  3. "The Devil Behind My Smile"
  4. "No.11" (version)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Expecting to Fly album booklet.[16]

Studio

Personnel

  • Mark Morriss – writing, vocals
  • Eds Chesters – writing, drums, percussion
  • Adam Devlin – writing, six-string guitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Scott Morriss – writing, vocals, electric bass guitar
  • Hugh Jones – production, mixing
  • Helen Woodward – mix engineering
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[17] 48
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[18]4
UK Singles (Official Charts)[19]7

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 29 April 1996
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Superior Quality [12]
Japan 1 June 1996 CD A&M [20]

References

  1. ↑ "with a little charm...: discography: albums: a rough outline". bluetones.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Burrows, Marc (23 April 2014). "Mark Morriss on life after The Bluetones / In Depth /". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "with a little charm...: discography: albums: the singles". bluetones.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "NEW BLUE!". NME. 20 February 2002. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Expecting to Fly Live (DVD). CIA Recordings. 18 May 2009.
  6. ↑ The Bluetones- Cut Some Rug- The Chart Show ITV- Apr 1996 (Videotape). The Chart Show. 12 January 2023 [First broadcast 5 May 1996].
  7. ↑ "1996". TV Pop Diaries. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "09/05/1996 - Episode - Top of the Pops Archive". totparchive.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "TOTP 09 MAY 1996 | TOTP Rewind - the 90s | My memories of 90s chart music". totprewindthe90s.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "The Bluetones Blue Movies DVD Audio Commentary". Internet Archive. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (UK CD single liner notes). Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUE 005CD.
  12. 1 2 3 Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock release poster. April 1996.
  13. ↑ Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUE 005X.
  14. ↑ Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (UK cassette single sleeve). Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUE 005MC.
  15. ↑ Cut Some Rug / Castle Rock (Japanese CD single liner notes). A&M Records. 1996. POCM-1171.
  16. ↑ Expecting to Fly (UK CD album booklet). Superior Quality Recordings. 1996. BLUECD 004, 540 475-2.
  17. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 20. 18 May 1996. p. 24. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 11/5/1996 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 11/5/1996 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "Bluetones Discography" (in Japanese). PolyGram. Archived from the original on 20 February 1999. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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