percussion from The Goodmen's 'Give It Up' (but giving due credit), Mick Hucknall greeted his post-'Stars' future with a mid-tempo ballad that sounded like an on-the-money dance track. Everyone got on board the rollercoaster and Hucknall had a new diamond for his gnasher." Music video A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Irish filmmaker Michael Geoghegan. The video (which uses the shorter single version) shows Mick Hucknall driving in his Jaguar XK140 to and singing at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire, that had been closed for the day and had been invaded by a group of his friends and opened up again. The majority of the video was shot on the Pepsi Max Big One and around the park, and some scenes are shot on the Promenade showing the Illuminations in 1994. Filming credits go to the single cameraman, Steven Young. Track listings UK CD1 and Japanese CD single "Fairground" (single edit) – 4:23 "Fairground" (extended single mix) – 5:32 "Stars" (live) – 4:12 "The Right Thing" (live) – 4:31 UK CD2 and Australasian CD single "Fairground" (single edit) – 4:23 "Fairground" (extended single mix) – 5:32 "Fairground" (In the Garden mix) – 5:32 "Fairground" (Too Precious remix) – 7:50 "Fairground" (Rollo and Sister Bliss remix) – 9:42 UK and Australasian cassette single "Fairground" (single edit) – 4:23 "Fairground" (extended single mix) – 5:32 European CD single "Fairground" (single edit) – 4:23 "Fairground" (In the Garden mix) – 5:32 US CD single "Fairground" (single edit) "Fairground" (Rollo and Sister Bliss remix) "Fairground" (Too Precious remix) "Fairground" (Soul Power mix) Snippets ("Hillside Avenue", "You Make Me Believe", "Never Never Love") US cassette single''' "Fairground" (single edit) Snippets ("Hillside Avenue", "You Make Me Believe", "Never Never Love") Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales Release history References 1995 singles 1995 songs East West Records singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Music videos directed by Michael Geoghegan Number-one singles in Italy Number-one singles in Scotland Simply Red songs Songs written by Mick Hucknall UK Singles Chart number-one singles