Single: Sweet Dreams
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| Tracks | Release date | Media | Catalog number | Comments |
| Side A: Sweet Dreams [2:57] Side B: Psycho (Live) [3:36] | 1981-12-04 | 7" | F-Beat XX19 | UK, ps |
| 2003-10-27 | 5" CD | Edsel XX 19 | UK, available only in Singles, Volume 2 box set |
Credits
- Performed by: Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- Produced by: Billy Sherrill
- Performed by: Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- Produced by: Elvis Costello
- Recorded at the Palomino Club, North Hollywood, CA 1979-02-16
Charts
- #42 (UK)
Notes
- "Psycho is based on a series of killings in 1966 by a 25-year-old University of Texas graduate student, Charles Whitman, who went berserk with a rifle, killing 20 people & injuring another 28 including his ex-wife, her new boyfriend, some small chilren and a puppy. The murderer's conversation throughout the song ("You think I'm psycho, doncha, Mama?") draws on the fact that Whitman knew he was going out of his mind, tried to get help and left a death note asking for an autopsy which he hoped would absolve him of blame by proving he was mad." - from UK magazine 'Q' (Aug-1995).
