The_Pros_and_Cons_of_Hitch_Hiking_(song)

"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"
"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"
	Brazilian Promotional single cover
Single by Roger Waters
from the album The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
A-side	"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"
B-side	"Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad"; "Running Shoes"; "For the First Time Today, Part 2"; "For the First Time Today, Part 1";
Released	April 9, 1984
Recorded	February-December 1983
Genre	Progressive rock; blues rock;
Length	5:22 (Single edit); 4:36 (Album version)
Label	Harvest Records (UK); Columbia Records (USA)
Songwriter(s)	Roger Waters
Producer(s)	Roger Waters; Michael Kamen;
Roger Waters singles chronology
Music video
	"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" on YouTube

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (song)

1984 single by Roger Waters

"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking", is a song written and performed by Roger Waters from his debut studio album, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. It was released worldwide on 9 April 1984.

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Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 334. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

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"Roger Waters - the Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking".

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"	4:35
2.	"Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad"	3:22

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"	5:25
2.	"For the First Time Today, Part 2"	2:21
3.	"For the First Time Today, Part 1"	1:36

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"	5:25
2.	"Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad / Running Shoes"	6:26

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[1]	30
UK Singles (OCC)^[2]	76
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)	17
The Netherlands ^[3]	16

The_Pros_and_Cons_of_Hitch_Hiking_(song)

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (song)

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