| "Come Said the Boy" | ||||
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| Single by Mondo Rock | ||||
| from the album The Modern Bop | ||||
| Released | 28 November 1983[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 1983 | |||
| Studio | Fast Forward Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:41 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eric McCusker | |||
| Producer(s) | John Sayers, Mondo Rock | |||
| Mondo Rock singles chronology | ||||
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"Come Said the Boy" is a song by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in November 1983[1] as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album The Modern Bop (1984). The song became the band's highest-charting single, peaking at number 2 on the Kent Music Report.[2][3] It was written by the group's lead guitarist, Eric McCusker, and was co-produced by John Sayers and the band.
The music video and vinyl single's cover artwork was filmed at Maroubra Beach in Sydney in 1983.[4]
At the 1983 Countdown Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Australian Single.[5]
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Come Said The Boy" was ranked number 73.[6]
- ^ a b "Kent Music Report No 492 – 28 November 1983 > Singles: New Releases". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 17 July 2022 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ Mondo Rock - Come Said The Boy at Australian Music Database
- ^ Mondo Rock - Come Said The Boy at Australian-Charts
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.