Mary of the 4th Form
1977 single by The Boomtown Rats
"Mary of the 4th Form" | ||||
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Single by The Boomtown Rats | ||||
from the album The Boomtown Rats | ||||
B-side | "Do the Rat" | |||
Released | 11 November 1977[1] | |||
Genre | Punk rock, new wave, glam rock | |||
Length | 3:52 (album version 3:33) | |||
Label | Ensign Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Geldof, Johnnie Fingers | |||
Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
The Boomtown Rats singles chronology | ||||
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"Mary of the 4th Form" is the second single by The Boomtown Rats. It was the first song taken from the band's first album The Boomtown Rats but the single is a different, re-recorded version from that on the album and 19 seconds longer. On French and Dutch releases of the single, "Do the Rat" (B-side of the UK version) was the A-side.[2] The song's theme, of a teacher's sexual attraction to a pubescent girl, who behaves in an overtly sexual manner, was resonated in the Police song "Don't Stand So Close to Me".[3]
"Mary of the 4th Form" peaked at No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart in 1977.[4]
Personnel
- Bob Geldof – vocals
- Pete Briquette – bass, vocals
- Gerry Cott – guitar
- Johnnie Fingers – keyboards, vocals
- Simon Crowe – drums, vocals
- Garry Roberts – guitar, vocals
References
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 56.
- ^ "The Boomtown Rats Discography". Boomtownrats.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ "(self-titled) Album Review". The Boomtown Rats. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 71. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
- Mary of the 4th Form performance on YouTube
- Do the Rat performance on YouTube
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- "Lookin' After No. 1"
- "Mary of the 4th Form"
- "She's So Modern"
- "Like Clockwork"
- "Rat Trap"
- "I Don't Like Mondays"
- "Diamond Smiles"
- "Someone's Looking at You"
- "Banana Republic"
- "Up All Night"
- "The Elephant's Graveyard (Guilty)"
- "Charmed Lives"
- "Tonight"
- "Drag Me Down"
- "A Hold of Me"
- Ratrospective
- The Boomtown Rats' Greatest Hits
- Loudmouth – The Best of Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats
- The Best of The Boomtown Rats
- Back to Boomtown: Classic Rats Hits