"I Was Right and You Were Wrong" is the first single from 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....

's first greatest hits album Our Town - The Greatest Hits

Our Town - The Greatest Hits

Our Town – The Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation for the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue.The album contains the previous singles from the band, minus "Closing Time" and "Hang Your Head". The album also contained three new tracks...

. Produced by Steve Osborne

Steve Osborne

Steve Osborne is a multi-platinum selling British record producer. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, such as New Order, Doves, U2 and KT Tunstall. During the 1990s, Osborne was half of the Perfecto Records team, a production and remix collaboration with Paul Oakenfold; the artists...

, the song is a menacing, shimmery, techno track. It reached number 32 in the 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 ...

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The first B-side is the danceable alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 track "Mexico Rain", produced by Osborne and Paul Oakenfold

Paul Oakenfold

Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...

. The other new B-side is a live cover of Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...

's "Goin' Back". Though labeled simply as "Wages Day", the fourth track on the CD single is an acoustic piano version of the song.

As with the previous two single releases, a special edition CD single with three tracks from the Riches

Riches (Deacon Blue album)

Riches is a limited edition compilation album that was temporarily included with the Raintown album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, starting in February 1988...

bonus album was issued, entitled "Riches Collection". In addition to "I Was Right and You Were Wrong", it contains three tracks from Riches. This was the last "Riches Collection" release, leaving two tracks from Riches, the cover of "Angeliou" and the Bob Clearmountain

Bob Clearmountain

Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Bruce Springsteen , The Rolling Stones , Bryan Adams , Robbie Williams Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He...

 remix of "Dignity

Dignity (Deacon Blue song)

"Dignity" is a song by Deacon Blue, which was the band's first official release. It is one of their most popular songs and is often played as the final song at concerts. "Dignity", particularly the original version, appears on almost every Deacon Blue compilation or greatest hits collection...

", excluded from this collection.

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 (660222 7) "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" – 4:54 "Mexico Rain" – 4:04
	Cassette Single (660222 4) "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" – 4:54 "Mexico Rain" – 4:04
	CD Single (660222 2) "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" – 4:54 "Mexico Rain" – 4:04 "Goin' Back Goin' Back "Goin' Back" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King in 1966. It describes the loss of innocence that comes with adulthood along with an attempt, on the part of the singer, to recapture that youthful innocence... " (Live) (Goffin Gerry Goffin Gerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from... , King Carole King Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S... )" – 3:24 "Wages Day [Piano Version]" – 3:18
	Special Edition CD Single: Riches Collection (660222 5) "I Was Right and You Were Wrong (Extended Version)" – 5:33 "Kings of the Western World" – 2:40 "Suffering" – 2:44 "Raintown (Piano Version)" – 3:40