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The discography of Irish new wave group The Boomtown Rats consists of seven studio albums, seven compilation albums, 23 singles and three video albums. The Boomtown Rats' debut release was the 1977 single "Lookin' After No. 1" which was originally written by frontman Bob Geldof in 1975 while waiting for his local unemployment office to open in his native Dun Laoghaire then a major port an hour ...
The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock/new wave band originally formed in Dublin in 1975. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Between 1977 and 1985, they had a series of Irish and UK hits including " Like Clockwork ", " Rat Trap ", " I Don't Like Mondays " and " Banana Republic ".
The Boomtown Rats is the debut album by Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, released in September 1977. [1] It included the Rats' first hit single, "Lookin' After No. 1", as well as the subsequent single, "Mary of the 4th Form". [1] The album peaked at No. 18 in the UK Albums Chart in 1977. [5]
All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted. "I Don't Like Mondays" – 4:17 "Rat Trap" – 5:08 "She's So Modern" (Johnny Fingers, Geldof) – 2:57 "Banana Republic" (Pete Briquette, Geldof) – 4:57 "Skin on Skin" (Briquette, Geldof) – 4:37 "Up All Night" – 3:34 "Joey's on the Street Again" – 5:51
"Lookin' After No. 1" was the first new wave single to be playlisted by the BBC and the Boomtown Rats subsequently became the first new wave band to be offered an appearance on Top of the Pops, performing the song. [3] The song reached number 2 on the Irish Singles Chart and spent nine weeks on the UK Singles Chart reaching a peak of number 11. [4]
The Best of the Boomtown Rats featured 19 of The Boomtown Rats best known work. [1] A DVD was also available. The compilation album peaked at No. 43 in the UK Albums Chart in February 2005.
Mondo Bongo was the Boomtown Rats' fourth album. [2] It peaked at No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart in February 1981, [4] and No. 116 in the US Billboard 200. [5] This is the band's last album to be recorded as six-piece band, as the guitarist Gerry Cott left the band shortly after the album's release.
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