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"Cavorting"
Single by the Courteeners
from the album St. Jude
Released6 August 2007 (2007-08-06)
Length3:06
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Liam Fray
Producer(s)Tom Knott
The Courteeners singles chronology
"Cavorting"
(2007)
"Acrylic"
(2007)

"Cavorting" is the first single by the Manchester indie rock band the Courteeners. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2007 as both a CD single[1] and a 7-inch vinyl.[2] It was the lead single from the band's first album, St. Jude.

Chart performance

"Cavorting" was met with local success on its release on 6 August 2007, debuting on the UK chart at number 192.[3] It was NME's Single of The Week.[4]

Track listing

CD Single[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Cavorting"3:06
2."No You Didn't, No You Don't"3:59
Vinyl[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Cavorting"3:06
2."No You Didn't, No You Don't"3:59

Credits

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 192

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format
United Kingdom 6 August 2007[1][2] CD Single
Vinyl

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Courteeners 'Cavorting'". Amazon. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Courteeners Cavortingl". Norman Records. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "The Courteeners - Cavorting - Chart Information". Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Courteeners in the driving seat". Manchester Evening News. 12 October 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "British single certifications – Courteeners – Cavorting". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 July 2023.