Downtown (Neil Young song)

This article is about the 1995 song. For the 1971 Crazy Horse song, see Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown.

1995 single by Neil Young

"Downtown"

Single by Neil Young
from the album  Mirror Ball
B-side| "Big Green Country"
Released| 1995
Recorded| January 26, 1995
Studio| Bad Animals Studio, Seattle
Genre| Rock
Length| 5:11
4:10 (Radio Edit)
Label| Reprise
Songwriter(s)| Neil Young
Producer(s)| Brendan O'Brien
Neil Young singles chronology
| "Change Your Mind"
(1994)  | "Downtown"
(1995)  | "Peace and Love"
(1995)

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Music video
"Downtown" on YouTube

"Downtown" is a song by Neil Young. It was released in 1995 as the lead single from his twenty-third studio album, Mirror Ball. The song was recorded with the members of American rock band Pearl Jam. The song was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 1996 Grammy Awards.[1]

## Track listing

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1. "Downtown" (Radio Edit) - 4:10
2. "Downtown" (Album Version) - 5:11
3. "Big Green Country" - 5:06

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1995)  | Peak
position

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Canadian RPM Top Singles Chart[2] | 13
Canadian RPM Alternative 30[3] | 5
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[4] | 6

### Year-end charts

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Chart (1995)  | Position

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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 94

## References

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1. ^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
2. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 61, No. 25, July 24, 1995". RPM. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
3. ^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 62, No. 1, August 14, 1995". RPM. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
4. ^ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
5. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1995". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.

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* Decade
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* The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972
* Neil Young Archives Volume II: 1972–1976
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Performance series|

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Songs|

| 1960s|

* "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing"
* "Mr. Soul"
* "Broken Arrow"
* "Expecting to Fly"
* "Sugar Mountain"
* "The Loner"
* "I've Been Waiting for You"
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* "Cinnamon Girl"
* "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"
* "Down by the River"
* "Cowgirl in the Sand"
* "Dance, Dance, Dance"

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1970s|

* "Helpless"
* "Country Girl"
* "Ohio"
* "Tell Me Why"
* "After the Gold Rush"
* "Only Love Can Break Your Heart"
* "Southern Man"
* "Don't Let It Bring You Down"
* "When You Dance I Can Really Love"
* "I Believe in You"
* "Bad Fog of Loneliness"
* "Out on the Weekend"
* "Harvest"
* "A Man Needs a Maid"
* "Heart of Gold"
* "Are You Ready for the Country?"
* "Old Man"
* "The Needle and the Damage Done"
* "War Song"
* "L.A."
* "Tonight's the Night"
* "Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown"
* "Tired Eyes"
* "New Mama"
* "Danger Bird"
* "Cortez the Killer"
* "Will to Love"
* "Like a Hurricane"
* "Love Is a Rose"
* "Lotta Love"
* "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"
* "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)"
* "Pocahontas"
* "Powderfinger"
* "Sedan Delivery"

1980s and later|

* "Rainin' in My Heart"
* "Grey Riders"
* "Rockin' in the Free World"
* "Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Part I)"
* "No More"
* "Wrecking Ball"
* "Harvest Moon"
* "Unknown Legend"
* "From Hank to Hendrix"
* "Downtown"
* "Let's Impeach the President"
* "Angry World"
* "A Rock Star Bucks a Coffee Shop"

Films and videos|

* Journey Through the Past
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Books|

* Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream

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