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"Prove It" is a song by American rock band Television. It was released as the second single from their 1977 debut album, Marquee Moon. NME ranked it 40th on the magazine's year-end list of the best singles from 1977.[1]

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"Prove It"
Single by Television
from the album Marquee Moon
B-side	"Venus"
Released	July 22, 1977
Recorded	A & R Studios, NYC
Genre	Rock post-punk art punk
Length	5:05
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Tom Verlaine
Producer(s)	Andy Johns, Tom Verlaine
Television singles chronology
"Marquee Moon" (1977) "Prove It" (1977) "Foxhole" (1978)

Background

Like its preceding single, "Prove It" was a staple of Television's early live shows, often as a set closer.^{[citation needed]} The lyrics relate to a detective story.[2]

Release

In the United Kingdom, "Prove It" was released as a single on July 22, 1977. The first 15,000 copies were pressed on light green vinyl, and the next 15,000 were in dark green vinyl. The single charted for four weeks and peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart on July 30, 1977.[3]

References

External links

• "Prove It" at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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- [en] Prove It (song)

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[es] Prove It

«Prove it» es la séptima pista de Marquee Moon, álbum de 1977 de la banda neoyorquina Television. Fue lanzado como sencillo con Venus como "lado B" y se convirtió en el sencillo más exitoso de su carrera, llegando al puesto número 25 del chart británico.

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