till it got to Number 1 and then said it," he commented. In 1995, Black, Burnel and Greenfield appeared with impressionist Rory Bremner on his satirical Christmas special performing a parody version of the song about future Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who was then Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. It was also featured in the film Snatch (2000) and is included on its soundtrack album. In a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the nation's favourite singles to have peaked at number two, conducted in late 2012, "Golden Brown" ranked fifth behind "Vienna", "Fairytale of New York", "Sit Down" and "American Pie", and just ahead of "Waterloo Sunset" and "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever". In January 2014, NME ranked the song at No. 488 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Music video The video for "Golden Brown" was directed by Lindsey Clennell. It depicts the band members both as explorers in an Arabian country in the 1920s and performers for a fictional "Radio Cairo". In addition to the Pyramids, the video is intercut with stock footage of the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah in Bukhara, the Shah Mosque in Isfahan, the Great Sphinx, Feluccas sailing, Bedouins riding, and camel racing in the United Arab Emirates. The performance scenes were filmed in the Leighton House Museum in Holland Park, London, which was also used in the filming of the video for "Gold" by Spandau Ballet in 1983. Track listing Songs, lyrics and music by the Stranglers. 7-inch: Liberty / BP 407 (UK) Side one "Golden Brown" – 3:28 Side two "Love 30" – 3:57 1991 7-inch: Epic / 656761 7 (UK) Side one "Golden Brown" – 3:29 Side two "You" – 3:09 1991 Reissue – CD-Maxi: Epic / 656761 2 (UK) "Golden Brown" – 3:31 "You" – 3:08 "Peaches" – 3:59 "Skin Deep (12-inch Version)" – 7:09 Charts Weekly charts Remix Year-end charts Certifications Cover versions In 1996 British hip hop group Kaleef's re-working of the song reached number 22 in the UK Charts. The following year, a cover version by soul singer Omar reached number 37. In 2020 British YouTuber and saxophonist Laurence Mason's cover of "Golden Brown", in the style of classical American jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, was viewed over a million times, leading to a commercial release via Amazon and iTunes, and as a vinyl single under the title "Take Vibe EP". The vinyl release stayed two