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{{Short description|2006 single by Belle & Sebastian}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = The Blues Are Still Blue
| cover      = Belle-blues.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Belle & Sebastian]]
| album      = [[The Life Pursuit]]
| released   = {{start date|2006|4|3|df=y}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      =
| length     = 4:08
| label      = [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]
| writer     = [[Richard Colburn]], [[Mick Cooke (musician)|Mick Cooke]], [[Chris Geddes]], [[Stevie Jackson]], [[Bobby Kildea]], [[Sarah Martin (musician)|Sarah Martin]], [[Stuart Murdoch (musician)|Stuart Murdoch]]
| producer   = [[Tony Hoffer]]
| prev_title = [[Funny Little Frog]]
| prev_year  = 2006
| next_title = [[White Collar Boy]]
| next_year  = 2006
}}
"'''The Blues Are Still Blue'''" is the second single from Scottish [[indie pop]] band [[Belle & Sebastian]]'s seventh studio album, ''[[The Life Pursuit]]'' (2006). The track was released on 3 April 2006 on [[Rough Trade Records]] and was produced by [[Tony Hoffer]]. The single reached number 25 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].. The song is their only top-50 hit in Australia, where it peaked at number 43 in June 2006 as an [[extended play]].

==Track listings==
All songs were written by Belle & Sebastian

'''CD'''
# "The Blues Are Still Blue" – 4:08
# "The Life Pursuit" – 4:34
# "Mr. Richard" – 2:35

'''7-inch vinyl'''
# "The Blues Are Still Blue" – 4:09
# "[[Whiskey in the Jar]]" – 4:44

'''DVD'''
# "The Blues Are Still Blue" (video)
# "Roy Walker" (live at The Botanics)

'''''The Blues Are Still Blue'' (Australian 2006 Tour EP)'''
# "The Blues are Still Blue" (From the UK ‘The Blues Are Still Blue’ single)
# "I Took a Long Hard Look" (From the UK ‘Funny Little Frog’ maxi CDS)
# "The Life Pursuit" (From the UK ‘The Blues Are Still Blue’ maxi CDS)
# "Whiskey in the Jar" (From the UK ‘The Blues Are Still Blue’ 7")
# "Funny Little Frog" (From the UK ‘Funny Little Frog’ single)
# "Meat and Potatoes" (From the UK ‘Funny Little Frog’ maxi CDS)
# "Mr Richard" (From the UK ‘The Blues Are Still Blue’ maxi CDS)
# "The Eighth Station of the Cross Kebab House" (From the UK ‘Funny Little Frog’ maxi CDS)

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2006)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|43|artist=Belle and Sebastian|song=The Blues Are Still Blue|rowheader=true|access-date=21 October 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|9|date=20060415|rowheader=true|access-date=21 October 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|25|date=20060415|rowheader=true|access-date=21 October 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|UKindie|2|date=20060415|rowheader=true|access-date=21 October 2021}}
|}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|3 April 2006
|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|DVD}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Schedule: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=15|date=1 April 2006}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Australia
|29 May 2006
|CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue847.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th May 2006|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|page=28|date=29 May 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060619140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060620-0000/issue847.pdf|archive-date=19 June 2006|access-date=21 October 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.belleandsebastian.com/recordings.php?release=39 "The Blues Are Still Blue" at belleandsebastian.com]

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