"Rules and Regulations" is a song written and performed by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. It was the second single from Wainwright's fifth studio album, Release the Stars, released digitally via iTunes in the UK on July 30, 2007.
Despite the success of Release the Stars, which reached No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart, Note: User must define search parameters as "Rufus Wainwright" and the performance of "Going to a Town", the first single from the album that reached #54 on the UK Singles Chart, "Rules and Regulations" failed to chart in any nation. A music video, directed by Petro Papahadjopoulos, was also created to promote the single.
Track listing UK digital single "Rules and Regulations"
Personnel Rufus Wainwright – vocals, acoustic guitar, horn arrangement Carl Albach – trumpet, piccolo trumpet Steven Bernstein – trumpet, conducting Jason Boshoff – programming John Chudoba – trumpet Marius de Vries – programming Dominic Derasse – trumpet, piccolo trumpet Rachelle Garniez – claviola, accordion Jeff Hill – electric bass, upright bass Matt Johnson – drums, recorder Gerry Leonard – guitar Dan Levine – trombone Larry Mullins – shaker, tambourine, tabla, woodblock, fish Jack Petruzelli – acoustic guitar Neil Tennant – backing vocals, synthesizer Dave Trigg – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Music video Petro Papahadjopoulos directed the music video for "Rules and Regulations", which features a group of men performing a choreographed dance around a long john-wearing Wainwright inside a London mansion.
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