"Boys in Town" | ||||
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Single by Divinyls | ||||
from the album Monkey Grip and Desperate | ||||
B-side | "Only You" | |||
Released | September 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Genre | Pub rock, new wave | |||
Length | 2:50 | |||
Label | WEA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Christina Amphlett Mark McEntee Jeremy Paul | |||
Producer(s) | Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee | |||
Divinyls singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Boys in Town" on YouTube | ||||
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"Boys in Town" on YouTube |
"Boys in Town" is the debut single by Australian rock band Divinyls, released in 1981. The song was written in 1979 and was used on the soundtrack of the 1982 film Monkey Grip, along with several other Divinyls tracks written and recorded for the film, including the single's b-side "Only You". "Boys in Town" was also included on the international version of the Divinyls 1983 debut studio album, Desperate. The song became a success in Australia, entering the singles chart top ten and peaking at number eight.