# James — Sit Down

James’s Sit Down (1989) is No. 6 in our Madchester ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1989
- **Label:** Rough Trade
- **On one list:** Madchester
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [James](https://waxonia.com/artist/james/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/james--sit-down/

## What we say

### No. 6 in [Madchester](https://waxonia.com/genre/madchester/)

The scene's communal streak in its plainest form — a chorus written to be sung by several thousand people who have never met. Sincere in a way the rest of this list mostly is not.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/James%20Sit%20Down) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=zPNw_2h0CnU)

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