"Tucker's Town" is a song by American rock group Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released on June 25, 1996, as the second single from their second album, Fairweather Johnson (1996). In the United States, it peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 (their last Hot 100 entry until 2025, until their collaboration with Scotty McCreery on "Bottle Rockets" brought them back to the Hot 100) and number seven on the Billboard Triple-A chart. Outside the US, "Tucker's Town" reached number two in Canada and number 20 in Iceland.
Content The song is named for the village of Tucker's Town, Bermuda, the mostly black, working-class residents of which (including the future members of The Talbot Brothers band) were compelled to sell their land in the 1920s to make way for a hotel and golf club, and an enclave where foreign millionaires and billionaires are permitted to own homes. Bermuda, which is on the same latitude as South Carolina and from which Carolina Colony was colonised under William Sayle in 1670, was a frequent haunt of the South Carolinian band. However, the nearest landfall is Cape Hatteras in North Carolina.
Music video The music video was directed by Greg Masuak.
Track listings US 7-inch, CD, and cassette single "Tucker's Town" – 3:46 "Araby" – 2:51
German and Australian CD single "Tucker's Town" – 3:46 "Araby" – 2:51 "Not Even the Trees" (live)
UK CD single "Tucker's Town" "Araby" "Not Even the Trees" (live) "Hannah Jane" (live)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1996)PeakpositionIceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)20
Year-end charts Chart (1996)PositionCanada Top Singles (RPM)25Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)44US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)37US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)67US Triple A (Billboard)29
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesContemporary hit radioAtlanticCDUnited Kingdom
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