<P> `` Sit Down '' is a song by English band James , originally released in 1989 by Rough Trade Records . In its seven - and - a-half - minute original form , the song only reached number 77 in the UK Singles Chart ( although it did make number 8 in John Peel 's Festive Fifty of that year ) . Due to this unimpressive performance their record label 's managing director , Geoff Travis , told the band they were not a viable commercial proposition beyond an audience of 20,000 . </P>
<P> `` Sit Down '' is a song by English band James , originally released in 1989 by Rough Trade Records . In its seven - and - a-half - minute original form , the song only reached number 77 in the UK Singles Chart ( although it did make number 8 in John Peel 's Festive Fifty of that year ) . Due to this unimpressive performance their record label 's managing director , Geoff Travis , told the band they were not a viable commercial proposition beyond an audience of 20,000 . </P>
who sings oh sit down next to me
who sings oh sit down next to me
English band James
English band James