Fisherman's Blues (song)

"Fisherman's Blues" is a song from folk rock band The Waterboys, which was released in 1988 as the lead single from their fourth studio album of the same name. It was written by Mike Scott and Steve Wickham, and produced by Scott. The song reached number 3 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number 13 in Ireland and number 32 in the UK.

"Fisherman's Blues"
Single by The Waterboys
from the album Fisherman's Blues
B-side"Lost Highway"
ReleasedDecember 1988
January 1989 (UK)
Length4:23
LabelEnsign, Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)
  • Mike Scott
  • Steve Wickham
Producer(s)Mike Scott
The Waterboys singles chronology
"Medicine Bow"
(1986)
"Fisherman's Blues"
(1988)
"And a Bang on the Ear"
(1989)

The single was reissued in the UK on 27 May 1991 to promote the compilation album The Best of The Waterboys 81–90. The reissue reached number 17 in Ireland and number 75 in the UK.

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