Irish Son (song)

"Irish Son"
Single by Brian McFadden
from the album Irish Son
B-side	"Be True To Your Woman", "Optimystik", "Three Babies and a Man"
Released	November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22) (see release history)
Format	CD, digital download
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop
Length	4:22
Label	Sony BMG
Writer(s)	Guy Chambers, Brian McFadden
Producer(s)	Guy Chambers, Paul Stacey
Brian McFadden singles chronology
"Real to Me" (2004) "Irish Son" (2004) "Almost Here" (2005)
Music video "Irish Son" on YouTube

"Irish Son" is a pop song written by Guy Chambers and Brian McFadden, and produced by Chambers and Paul Stacey, for McFadden's first solo album, Irish Son. It was released as the album's second single in the UK on November 22, 2004. The song was released following a large media build-up due to the success of his first single. However, the launch of the song was marred by controversy, when many radio stations and music channels banned the song and its accompanying music video due to the song's lyrical content, and the bad reflection focused on CBS schools in Ireland. Elton John slammed the song's lyrical content when he reviewed the track in Time Out, claiming the song was "just horrible". With the bad press surrounding the song, it failed to become his second number-one in the UK, peaking at number six.

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "Irish Son" - 4:20 (Brian McFadden, Guy Chambers)
2. "Be True To Your Woman" - 3:46 (Brian McFadden, Guy Chambers)

UK CD2

1. "Irish Son" - 4:20 (Brian McFadden, Guy Chambers)
2. "Optimystik" - 4:13 (Brian McFadden, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor)
3. "Three Babies And A Man" - 3:42 (Brian McFadden, Graham Stack, Tim Woodcock)
4. "Irish Son" (Video)

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Ireland Singles Chart	2
UK Singles Chart	6
Chart (2005)	Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart	33

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	November 22, 2004	Sony Music UK	CD	6754972
New Zealand	April 18, 2005	Sony BMG		6754872

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics