title: James Brown (song)
text: # James Brown (song)
  
  "James Brown" is a 1989 single by Big Audio Dynamite from their fourth studio album Megatop Phoenix (1989) that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard US Modern Rock charts.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks written by Mick Jones and Don Letts; except "If I Were John Carpenter" written by B.A.D.
  
  ### 12" vinyl
  
  * "James Brown (Remix)" – 6:51
  * "James Brown (Remix Edit)" – 3:57
  * "If I Were John Carpenter" – 7:24
  * "James Brown (LP Version)" – 5:11
  
  ## Chart performance
  
  | Chart (1989) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 2 |
  | US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) | 19 |
  
  * "James Brown" and "If I Were John Carpenter" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
  