Lay Down Your Arms (The Graces song)

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"Lay Down Your Arms"
Single by The Graces
from the album Perfect View
B-side
  • "Out in the Fields"
  • "Should I Let You In"
Released1989 (1989)
GenrePop rock
Length4:14
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ellen Shipley
  • Ralph Schuckett
The Graces singles chronology
"Lay Down Your Arms"
(1989) 		"Perfect View"
(1989)

"Lay Down Your Arms" is a rock song which Charlotte Caffey, Ralph Schuckett, and Ellen Shipley wrote and composed, and which Shipley produced, for The Graces' album Perfect View (1989). Caffey was lead vocalist, and the song was released as the band's debut single. It charted at #56 in the Billboard charts.[1]

Music video

Features the band performing the song in a forest-like setting interspersed with closeup shots of the band members.[citation needed]

Charts

Peak chart positions of "Shake It Off"
Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 56

Belinda Carlisle cover

"Lay Down Your Arms"
File:Lay down your arms.jpg
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Real
ReleasedNovember 15, 1993
GenrePop/Country
Length4:38
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Charlotte Caffey, Ralph Schuckett, Ellen Shipley
Producer(s)Ralph Schuckett
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Big Scary Animal"
(1993) 		"Lay Down Your Arms"
(1993) 		"In Too Deep"
(1996)

The song was covered by US singer Belinda Carlisle, who, like her friend Caffey, was an alumna of The Go-Go's. It was the second song Carlisle released from her fifth studio album, Real, which she released in 1993. Carlisle's version, which Schuckett produced, was the more successful of the two versions, charting at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. The CD single included three additional tracks: "Tell Me", "Wrap My Arms", and "Here Comes My Baby"; the last two were 8-track demos.

Music video

The music video for the Carlisle cover was directed by Neil Abramson.[3]

Track listing

  • 4 track CD single
  1. "Lay Down Your Arms"
  2. "Tell Me"
  3. "Wrap My Arms Around You" (8-track demo)
  4. "Here Comes My Baby" (8-track demo)

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 27

References

  1. ^ "The Graces - Artist Chart History" Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "The Graces Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Video on YouTube
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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