Best of The Boomtown Rats

~ Release by The Boomtown Rats (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1She’s So Modern
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
recording of:
She’s so Modern
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers and Bob Geldof
43:01
2Mary of the 4th Form
engineer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
Mary of the 4th Form
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
53:49
3Rat Trap
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
music videos:
Rat Trap by The Boomtown Rats
recording of:
Rat Trap
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
publisher:
Sewer Fire Hits Ltd
44:57
4Looking After No. 1
recording of:
Lookin’ After No. 1
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
3:09
5When the Night Comes
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
When the Night Comes
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
44:45
6Someone’s Looking at You
producer:
Robert John Lange
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Someone’s Looking at You
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
54:26
7Joey’s on the Street Again
recording of:
Joey’s on the Street Again
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
5:30
8Banana Republic
recording of:
Banana Republic
writer:
Pete Briquette and Bob Geldof
33:24
9Dave
recording of:
Dave
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
4:19
10I Don’t Like Mondays
producer:
Phil Wainman
strings arranger:
Fiachra Trench
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
music videos:
I Don’t Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 66)
recording of:
I Don’t Like Mondays
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers and Bob Geldof
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sewer Fire Hits Ltd, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
44:19
11Like Clockwork
recording of:
Like Clockwork
lyricist and composer:
Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe and Bob Geldof
43:45
12(I Never Loved) Eva Braun
recording of:
(I Never Loved) Eva Braun
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
34:38
13Neon Heart
recording of:
Neon Heart
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
3:55
14Never in a Million Years
recording of:
Never in a Million Years
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
53:52
15Diamond Smiles
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Diamond Smiles
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:53
16Drag Me Down
recording of:
Drag Me Down
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
4:10
17I Can Make It (If You Can)
recording of:
I Can Make It If You Can
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
5:51
18The Elephant’s Graveyard
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Tony Visconti
recording of:
The Elephants Graveyard (Guilty)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
53:48
19Fall Down
recording of:
Fall Down
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
1:55