"Wages Day" is the second single from the album When the World Knows Your Name

When the World Knows Your Name

When The World Knows Your Name is the second album from the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. It was released in 1989 and attained the number 1 chart position in the United Kingdom....

by the Scottish rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band Deacon Blue

Deacon Blue

Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop band formed in Glasgow during 1985. Their name was taken from the title of the Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues". The band consists of vocalist Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond....

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The main B-side is "Take Me to the Place", which is musically based on the hymn

Hymn

A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...

 "Abide with Me

Abide With Me

The hymn tune most often used with this hymn is "Eventide" composed by William Henry Monk in 1861.Alternate tunes include:* "Abide with Me," Henry Lyte, 1847* "Morecambe", Frederick C...

" and the traditional melody "Eventide". Some versions of the single contain two songs, "Take the Saints Away" and a cover of Julian Cope

Julian Cope

Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator...

's "Trampolene" .

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross

Ricky Ross (musician)

Ricky Ross, born Richard Alexander Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster, most famously for his work with the rock band, Deacon Blue.-Biography:...

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7" Single (Deac 8)

1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross
   Ricky Ross (musician)
   Ricky Ross, born Richard Alexander Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster, most famously for his work with the rock band, Deacon Blue.-Biography:...
   
   , Trad. Arr.) - 2:26>

7" Extended Play Single (Deac ep8)

1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
3. "Take the Saints Away" - 2:51
4. "Trampolene" (Julian Cope
   Julian Cope
   Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator...
   
   ) -3:36>

12" Single (Deac t8)

1. "Wages Day (12" Mix)" - 5:04
2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
3. "Wages Day" - 3:08>

CD Single (CDDeac 8)

1. "Wages Day" - 3:08
2. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
3. "Take the Saints Away" - 2:51
4. "Trampolene" (Cope) -3:36>

	Cassette Single (Deac c8) "Wages Day" - 3:08 "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26
	3" CD Single (654648 3) "Wages Day" - 3:08 "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, Trad. Arr.) - 2:26 "Take the Saints Away" - 2:51 "Trampolene" (Cope) -3:36

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	18
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	10