In 1988, Paul Haig took a very bold and brave step by fully financing the recording of his next album himself without the safety net of a guaranteed release. He again worked with Alan Rankine and thankfully for all concerned, it was picked up by Circa Records, an offshoot of Virgin.
Hopes were high, particularly for the release of an oustanding and poptastic lead off single:-
mp3 : Paul Haig – Something Good
Released in 7″, 12″ and 12″ remix form and tailor-made for radio play and an appearance on Top of The Pops. But….once again, Paul was denied by the pop gods with him again being in the wrong place at the wrong time with Madchester all the rage and synth-pop well out of fashion. And yet, when you listen to Something Good (especially the remix version), and indeed some of other tracks on parent album Chain, it’s not a million miles away from some of the less clubby tracks on Technique by New Order (e.g. Run).
Here’s the two other versions of the single:-
mp3 : Paul Haig – Something Good (12 inch)
mp3 : Paul Haig – Something Good (remix)
Here’s some b-sides:-
mp3 : Paul Haig – Over You
mp3 : Paul Haig – Free To Go (Public)
mp3 : Paul Haig – The Last Kiss
It was a really bitter blow for all concerned.
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 
The evidence is by this stage irrefutable that it is a travesty that this man has never bothered the UK Singles Chart.
Something Good is another cracker with hit single potential written all over it.
Something Good is in my all time top ten songs from the 80’s.
The other songs outstanding too.
Always loved this lp , the sole bit of solo Paul Haig vinyl I own
Something Good is a marvelous song, one of Haig’s best! It’s really complex for a Pop song, making it something very special. I highly recommend Chain. The highlight of the album is Haig’s performance of the Billy MacKenzie written Chained – it’s a scorcher! – and it should have made them a bundle of money in a fair world.
I thought there was a 10″ of this single for some reason… maybe I need to have a rummage through my collection 😉