Book of Golden Stories
2001 single by Runrig
| "Book of Golden Stories" | ||||
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| Single by Runrig | ||||
| from the album The Stamping Ground | ||||
| B-side | "Big Songs Of Hope And Cheer II" | |||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Studio | Castlesound Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland | |||
| Label | Ridge Records (UK) Columbia Records (Germany) RecArt Music (Denmark) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | C. Macdonald R. Macdonald | |||
| Producer(s) | Calum Malcolm | |||
| Runrig singles chronology | ||||
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"Book of Golden Stories" is a 2001 single released by Scottish celtic rock band Runrig, released as the lead single from their eleventh studio album The Stamping Ground (2001). The single failed to match the earlier success that the band had came to experience, particularly during the 1990s, charting outside the UK Top 100 Singles Charts at number one hundred and ninety one in May 2001 in the United Kingdom.[1]
Promotion
Runrig appeared on the German game show Geld oder Liebe on 9 June 2001 to perform "Book of Golden Stories". on 15 December 2001, they performed the song as part of their setlist during their Rockpalast appearance in Germany.[2] In 2002, shortly following the release of "Book of Golden Stories", Runrig performed at a tribute concert in memory of singer Stuart Adamson, lead singer of Big Country. Runrig member, Pete Wishart, was a former member of Big Country between 1981–1982 as the keyboardist.[3]
The band performed "Book of Golden Stories" on their final concert tour, The Last Dance, and released an official video of their final performance of the song recorded in Stirling in 2018.[4] Critically, the song has since been described as a "Runrig classic" since its original release, and has been included on the majority of the bands touring setlist since its release in 2001.[5]
It was later included on the album release of the bands farewell concert, The Last Dance: Farewell Concert, which was released in September 2019.[6]
Track listings
CD single (UK)
- "Book of Golden Stories"
- "Big Songs of Hope and Cheer II"
CD single (Germany)
- "Book of Golden Stories"
- "Big Songs of Hope and Cheer II"
Promo single (Denmark)
- "Book of Golden Stories"
- "Big Songs of Hope and Cheer II"
Chart performance
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 191 |
References
- ^ "The Official Zobbel Homepage". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "2001". runrig.rocks. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine - 2002". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 20 April 2002. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Birch, Paul H. (18 August 2019). "Runrig's Golden Stories". RAMzine. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Arndt, Cameron (6 August 2019). "Runrig to release The Last Dance - farewell concert". Music Talkers - Latest Music News & Artist Exposure. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Runrig - The Last Dance 3CD". Music Scotland. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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