Lookin' After No. 1
| "Lookin' After No. 1" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Boomtown Rats | ||||
| from the album The Boomtown Rats | ||||
| B-side | "Born to Burn" and "Barefootin" (live)[1] | |||
| Released | 19 August 1977 (UK)[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Ensign Records (UK)[1] Mercury Records (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Geldof (and Robert Parker for "Barefootin'")[1] | |||
| The Boomtown Rats singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Lookin' After No. 1" on YouTube | ||||
"Lookin' After No. 1" is the first single by
UK Singles Chart reaching a peak of number 11.[4] Different covers were produced for releases in the Netherlands and Japan.[3] Reviewer David Clancy described the song as having a "breakneck sneering selfishness".[5]
The single was the first of ten consecutive single releases by The Boomtown Rats to reach the Top 40 in the UK chart.[4][6]
Before the band's break-up in 1986, they played "Lookin' After No. 1" as the last song of their final performance, part of the Self Aid Irish fundraiser.
Personnel
- Bob Geldof – vocals, saxophone
- Pete Briquette – bass guitar, vocals
- Gerry Cott – guitar
- Johnnie Fingers – keyboards, vocals
- Simon Crowe – drums, vocals
- Garry Roberts – guitar, vocals
References
- ^ a b c d "Boomtown Rats, The - Lookin' After No. 1 (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1977. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ a b "The Boomtown Rats Discography". Boomtownrats.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Album review". The Boomtown Rats. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ William Ruhlmann. "The Boomtown Rats | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2014.