Tucker's Town (song)

"Tucker's Town" is a song by American rock group Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released on June 25, 1996, as the second single from their second album, Fairweather Johnson (1996). In the United States, it peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 (their last Hot 100 entry as of 2025), number 24 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and number 29 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Outside the US, "Tucker's Town" reached number two in Canada—ending 1996 as the country's 25th-most-successful single—and number 20 in Iceland.

"Tucker's Town"
Single by Hootie & the Blowfish
from the album Fairweather Johnson
B-side	"Araby"
Released	June 25, 1996 (1996-06-25)
Length	3:45
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Mark Bryan Dean Felber Darius Rucker Jim "Soni" Sonefeld
Producer(s)	Don Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology
"Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)" (1996) "Tucker's Town" (1996) "Sad Caper" (1996)

Content

The song is named for the village of Tucker's Town, Bermuda, the mostly black, working-class residents of which (including the future members of The Talbot Brothers band) were compelled to sell their land in the 1920s to make way for a hotel and golf club, and an enclave where foreign millionaires and billionaires are permitted to own homes. Bermuda, which is on the same latitude as South Carolina and from which Carolina Colony was colonised under William Sayle in 1670, was a frequent haunt of the South Carolinian band. However, the nearest landfall is Cape Hatteras in North Carolina.

Music video

The music video was directed by Greg Masuak.

Track listings

US 7-inch, CD, and cassette single^[1][2][3]

1. "Tucker's Town" – 3:46
2. "Araby" – 2:51

German and Australian CD single^[4]

1. "Tucker's Town" – 3:46
2. "Araby" – 2:51
3. "Not Even the Trees" (live)

UK CD single^[5]

1. "Tucker's Town"
2. "Araby"
3. "Not Even the Trees" (live)
4. "Hannah Jane" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 2 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 2 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] 20 Scotland (OCC)[9] 92 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 77 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 38 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] 7 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] 24 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[14] 12 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[15] 29 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[16] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17] 25 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[18] 44 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 37 US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[20] 67 US Triple A (Billboard)[21] 29

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	June 25, 1996 (1996-06-25)	Contemporary hit radio	Atlantic	[22]
		CD		[23]
United Kingdom	July 15, 1996 (1996-07-15)			[24]