Rat Trap
1978 single by The Boomtown Rats / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Rat Trap" is a single by The Boomtown Rats which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in November 1978,[4] the first single by a punk or new wave act to do so.[5] It was written by Bob Geldof,[6] and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.[1] It replaced "Summer Nights", a hit single for John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John from the soundtrack of Grease, at number one in the UK chart after the latter's seven-week reign.[7]
Quick Facts Single by The Boomtown Rats, from the album A Tonic for the Troops ...
"Rat Trap" | ||||
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Single by The Boomtown Rats | ||||
from the album A Tonic for the Troops | ||||
B-side | "So Strange"[1] | |||
Released | 6 October 1978 (1978-10-06) [2] | |||
Genre | New wave[3] | |||
Length | 4:55 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Geldof[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange[1] | |||
The Boomtown Rats singles chronology | ||||
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