Smalltown Boy
original song written, composed, and performed by Bronski Beat
"Smalltown Boy" is a 1984 debut single by English band Bronski Beat and is the leading single from their debut studio album The Age of Consent. It went to number 3 in the United Kingdom and Germany, number 48 in the United States, number 5 in New Zealand, number 4 in Ireland, number 1 in Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium, number 2 in Switzerland and Austria and number 8 in Finland and Australia. It was re-released by Jimmy Somerville as a remix single in 1991.
"Smalltown Boy" | ||||
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Single by Bronski Beat | ||||
from the album The Age of Consent | ||||
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Released | 25 May 1984 (UK)[1] | |||
Studio | The Garden (London, England) | |||
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Label | London | |||
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Producer(s) | Mike Thorne | |||
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"Smalltown Boy" on YouTube |
Track listings and formats
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References
change- ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 May 1984. p. 14. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ↑ Vivinetto, Gina (9 March 2015). "Pop Icon Jimmy Somerville: A Career Overview". The Advocate. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ MarkWilson (18 May 2011). "Emilie Simon Releases "Smalltown Boy"". AltSounds. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Walters, Barry (20 June 2000). "His beat goes on". The Advocate. p. 115. ISSN 0001-8996.
As Bronski Beat's falsetto leader, Somerville made gay politics a hot pop topic with such hi-NRG dance floor staples as "Why?" and "Smalltown Boy"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Adam Block (9 December 1986). "A Clarion Call from England's Communards: Syl's New "Attraction"" (PDF). The Advocate. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
The trio had met as friends and performed as a hoot, but their first single, "Smalltown Boy" (an autobiographical tale of a gay youth fleeing homophobia for the tolerance of the big city), became a Hi-NRG disco fave on both sides of the Atlantic.
- ↑ "Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2022.