Mary of the 4th Form
| "Mary of the 4th Form" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 released from the band's debut album, The Boomtown Rats, though the single version is a re-recording different from the album track and 19 seconds longer. On French and Dutch releases, the single's A-side was "Do the Rat", which was the B-side of the UK version.[2] The song's theme, concerning a teacher's sexual attraction to a teenage girl who acts in a sexually provocative manner, 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
[edit]- Bob Geldof – vocals
- Pete Briquette – bass, vocals
- Gerry Cott – guitar
- Johnnie Fingers – keyboards, vocals
- Simon Crowe – drums, vocals
- Garry Roberts – guitar, vocals
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
