Lookin' After No. 1
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"Lookin' After No. 1" is the first single by The Boomtown Rats
. It appears on their eponymous debut album The Boomtown Rats
. The single was released in August 1977 after the band had performed a five date tour supporting Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
. Lookin' After No. 1 was the first so-called new wave single to be playlisted by the BBC and performing the song, the Boomtown Rats subsequently became the first new wave band to be offered an appearance on Top Of The Pops
. The song reached number 2 on the Irish charts and spent nine weeks in the UK charts reaching a peak of number 11. Different singles covers were produced for releases in the Netherlands and Japan. Reviewer David Clancy described the song as having a breakneck sneering selfishness.
The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.-Biography:All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland...
. It appears on their eponymous debut album The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats (album)
The Boomtown Rats was The Boomtown Rats' first album and included the Rat's first hit single, "Lookin' After No. 1", as well as the subsequent single, "Mary of the 4th Form".-Track listing:All songs were written by Bob Geldof.# "Lookin' After No...
. The single was released in August 1977 after the band had performed a five date tour supporting Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers are an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty , Mike Campbell , Benmont Tench , , Ron Blair and Stan Lynch...
. Lookin' After No. 1 was the first so-called new wave single to be playlisted by the BBC and performing the song, the Boomtown Rats subsequently became the first new wave band to be offered an appearance on Top Of The Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
. The song reached number 2 on the Irish charts and spent nine weeks in the UK charts reaching a peak of number 11. Different singles covers were produced for releases in the Netherlands and Japan. Reviewer David Clancy described the song as having a breakneck sneering selfishness.
Personnel
- Bob GeldofBob GeldofRobert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
– vocals, saxophone - Pete BriquettePete BriquettePete Briquette is the stage name of Patrick Cusack . His pseudonym refers to the fact that he hails from the Irish countryside; peat briquettes are a type of refined turf burned in fires instead of coal.-Boomtown Rats:He was the bass guitarist, backing vocalist, occasional songwriter, and sometime...
– bass, vocals - Gerry CottGerry CottGerry Cott was a guitarist and songwriter with the Irish new wave band, The Boomtown Rats.He started playing flamenco guitar when he was 11 years old....
– guitar - Johnnie Fingers – keyboards, vocals
- Simon CroweSimon CroweSimon Crowe was the drummer for the Irish new wave bandThe Boomtown Rats.The original name of the Boomtown Rats was the "Nightlife Thugs". The name Boomtown Rats was taken from a novel entitled Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie.The Boomtown Rats had eighteen hit singles in the UK, including "Rat...
– drums, vocals - Garry RobertsGarry RobertsGarry Roberts is the former lead guitarist with the Irish band, The Boomtown Rats, which came into being in 1976...
– guitar, vocals