Hang on St. Christopher

"Hang on St. Christopher"
Single by Tom Waits
from the album Franks Wild Years
B-side "Hang on St. Christopher" (Instrumental ver.)
Released 1987 (1987)
Format 12"
Recorded Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, Universal Recording Corp., Chicago, IL
Genre Experimental rock
Length 2:46
Label Island
Writer(s) Tom Waits
Producer(s) Tom Waits
Tom Waits singles chronology
"Downtown Train"
(1985)		 "Hang on St. Christopher"
(1987)		 "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six"
(1988)

Hang on St. Christopher is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his 1987 album Franks Wild Years. It released as a single in 1987 by Island Records.[1]

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
2000 Elvis Costello United Kingdom The Best Songs from the 500 Best Albums Ever[2] *
2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame United States The Songs That Shaped Rock[3] *
2005 Bruce Pollock United States The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000[4] *

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Tom Waits.

US 12" single (0-96750)
  1. "Hang on St. Christopher" (Extended Remixed version) – 5:02
  2. "Hang on St. Christopher" (Instrumental version) – 2:50

Personnel

Adapted from the Hang on St. Christopher liner notes.[5]

Musicians
Production and additional personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1987 Island LP 0-96750

References

  1. ↑ Janovitz, Bill. "Tom Waits: Hang on St. Christopher > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Costello's 500". Vanity Fair. November 1, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Songs That Shaped Rock". rockhall.com. 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ The All-Time Top 100 Singles (2000). Routledge. 2005. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ Hang on St. Christopher (sleeve). Tom Waits. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1987.
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