| "Cantonese Boy" | ||||
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| Single by Japan | ||||
| from the album Tin Drum | ||||
| B-side | "Burning Bridges" (7") | |||
| Released | 14 May 1982 | |||
| Recorded | August 1981 | |||
| Studio | Odyssey (London, UK) | |||
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| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Sylvian | |||
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"Cantonese Boy" is a song by English new wave band Japan, released in May 1982 as the fourth and final single from their 1981 album Tin Drum. The single peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The song refers to the enlistment of a Cantonese boy to the Chinese Red Army.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
UKwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Papazova, Julijana Zhabeva (2012-11-03). "The Analysis of the Album Tin Drum by Japan and its Intercultural and Musical Meaning". Journal of Creative Communications. 7 (3): 193. doi:10.1177/0973258613512444. ISSN 0973-2586.