The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)
| "The Killing of Georgie Parts 1 and 2" | ||||
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| Single by Rod Stewart | ||||
| from the album A Night on the Town | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 13 August 1976 (UK) | |||
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| Length | 6:30 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Rod Stewart | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Dowd | |||
| Rod Stewart singles chronology | ||||
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| "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" on YouTube | ||||
"The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" is a song written and recorded by Rod Stewart and released as a track on his 1976 album A Night on the Town. The song tells the story of a gay man who was killed in New York City. A two-part song, Part I was the more popular hit and was blended into the more melancholy and sombre Part II.
The song was released as a single in August 1976 and spent ten weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching a peak position of No. 2. It charted moderately well elsewhere, reaching No. 25 in the Netherlands, No. 30 in the US and No. 33 in Canada.