Rough Boys

"Rough Boys"
Single by Pete Townshend
from the album Empty Glass
B-side	"And I Moved" (UK) "Jools and Jim" (US)
Released	March 1980 (UK) November 1980 (US)
Recorded	1980
Genre	Rock
Length	3:59
Label	Atco
Songwriter(s)	Pete Townshend
Producer(s)	Pete Townshend, Chris Thomas
Pete Townshend UK singles chronology
"Street in the City" (1977) "Rough Boys" (1980) "Let My Love Open the Door" (1980)
Pete Townshend US singles chronology
"A Little Is Enough" (1980) "Rough Boys" (1980) "Face Dances, Pt. 2" (1982)

"Rough Boys" is the debut solo single written and performed by English musician Pete Townshend, released in 1980 from his second solo album Empty Glass.^[1] Known for its homoerotic lyrics, the song was a minor chart hit in both the United Kingdom and the United States.