Peacock Suit

1996 single by Paul Weller

"Peacock Suit"

Single by Paul Weller

from the album Heavy Soul

B-side

"Eye of the Storm"

Released

5 August 1996 (1996-08-05)^[1]

Length

3:08

Label

Go! Discs

Songwriter(s)

Paul Weller

Producer(s)

Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller

Paul Weller singles chronology

"Out of the Sinking"
(1996)

"Peacock Suit"
(1996)

"Brushed"
(1997)

Peacock Suit is a song by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller that was released on 5 August 1996 as the first single from his fourth solo album Heavy Soul. It reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1996, making it the highest-charting single of his solo career.

Uncut magazine praised the song as a "snarling update of The Who's "I'm The Face"", rating it 25th in its list of Weller's 30 best songs. Weller wrote the song in response to a newspaper article which criticised the Mod clothing movement.^[2]

Track listings

UK 7-inch, CD, and cassette single^[3]^[4]^[5]

"Peacock Suit"
"Eye of the Storm"

European CD EP^[6]

"Peacock Suit"
"Eye of the Storm"
"I Shall Be Released"
"Into Tomorrow"
"Sunflower"
"You Do Something to Me"

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	27
Scotland (OCC)^[8]	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	5

References

^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 August 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Paul Weller's 30 Best Songs". Uncut. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ Peacock Suit (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. GOD 149.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Peacock Suit (UK CD single liner notes). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. GODCD 149.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Peacock Suit (UK cassette single sleeve). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. GODMC 149.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Peacock Suit (European CD EP liner notes). Paul Weller. Go! Discs. 1996. 850 619-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 34. 24 August 1996. p. 12. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Paul Weller: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2021.