"Rules and Regulations" is a song written and performed by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. It was the second single from Wainwright's fifth studio album, Release the Stars, released digitally via iTunes in the UK on July 30, 2007.
"Rules and Regulations" | ||||
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Single by Rufus Wainwright | ||||
from the album Release the Stars | ||||
Released | July 30, 2007 (UK) | |||
Genre | Baroque pop, pop | |||
Length | 4:05 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rufus Wainwright | |||
Producer(s) | Rufus Wainwright | |||
Rufus Wainwright singles chronology | ||||
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Release the Stars track listing | ||||
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Despite the success of Release the Stars, which reached No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart,[1] and the performance of "Going to a Town", the first single from the album that reached #54 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] "Rules and Regulations" failed to chart in any nation. A music video, directed by Petro Papahadjopoulos, was also created to promote the single.
Petro Papahadjopoulos directed the music video for "Rules and Regulations", which features a group of men performing a choreographed dance around a long john-wearing Wainwright inside a London mansion.[3]