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| Watching the Detectives | |||||
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| Single by Elvis Costello | |||||
| Released | October 14, 1977 | ||||
| Genre(s) | New wave, reggae rock | ||||
| Length | 3:45 | ||||
| Label(s) | Stiff (UK) Columbia (US) | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Elvis Costello | ||||
| Producer(s) | Nick Lowe | ||||
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"Watching the Detectives" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. The song was released on October 14, 1977 by Stiff Records in the UK, and Columbia Records in the US.
Costello's fourth single in overall, "Watching the Detectives" was his first single to hit on any national chart.