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Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Produced by Nick Lowe, also Alison, Neat Neat Neat (The Damned) and New Rose (The Damned)
Written by Declan Patrick MacManus, also Veronica, Accidents Will Happen (Elvis Costello & The Attractions) and Oliver’s Army (Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
Recorded at Pathway Studios, also Alison, (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes and Underpass (John Foxx)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
38 other songs on fono were recorded at Pathway Studios, by John Foxx and Peggy Seeger and others
Nick Lowe produced 6 of Elvis Costello’s top 10 songs
Declan Patrick MacManus wrote 3 of Elvis Costello’s top 10 songs
Elvis Costello wrote 285 songs on fono
Credits
All 10 credits
- Written by
- Declan Patrick MacManus and Elvis Costello
- Produced by
- Nick Lowe
- Performed by
- Andrew Bodnar, Elvis Costello, Steve Goulding and Steve Nieve
- Part of
- My Aim Is True
- Recorded at
- Pathway Studios
- Released on
- Columbia
- Written by
- Declan Patrick MacManus and Elvis Costello
- Produced by
- Nick Lowe
- Performed by
- Andrew Bodnar, Elvis Costello, Steve Goulding and Steve Nieve
- Part of
- My Aim Is True
- Recorded at
- Pathway Studios
- Released on
- Columbia
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Nick Lowe
Same writer: Declan Patrick MacManus
Same label: Columbia
Same producer: Nick Lowe
Same writer: Declan Patrick MacManus
Same label: Columbia
Same studio: Pathway Studios
Same producer: Nick Lowe
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Watching the Detectives was performed by Andrew Bodnar
Watching the Detectives was performed by Andrew Bodnar
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Watching the Detectives was performed by Elvis Costello
Watching the Detectives was performed by Elvis Costello
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Watching the Detectives was performed by Steve Goulding
Watching the Detectives was performed by Steve Goulding
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Watching the Detectives was performed by Steve Nieve
Watching the Detectives was performed by Steve Nieve
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Watching the Detectives was produced by Nick Lowe
Watching the Detectives was produced by Nick Lowe
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Watching the Detectives was written by Declan Patrick MacManus
Watching the Detectives was written by Declan Patrick MacManus
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Watching the Detectives was written by Elvis Costello
Watching the Detectives was written by Elvis Costello
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Watching the Detectives is part of the release My Aim Is True
Watching the Detectives is part of the release My Aim Is True
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Watching the Detectives was recorded at Pathway Studios
Watching the Detectives was recorded at Pathway Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Watching the Detectives
Columbia is the label of the song Watching the Detectives
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Watching the Detectives was released on 1977-11-01
Watching the Detectives was released on 1977-11-01
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026