| "Baggy Trousers" | ||||
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| Single by Madness | ||||
| from the album Absolutely | ||||
| Released | 5 September 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
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| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Stiff | |||
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| "Baggy Trousers" by Madness on YouTube | ||||
"Baggy Trousers" is a song by English ska/pop band Madness from their 1980 album Absolutely. It was written by lead singer Graham "Suggs" McPherson and guitarist Chris Foreman,[2] and reminisces about school days. (Mike Barson also received a writing credit in error, the correct McPherson/Foreman credit being used for subsequent releases). The band first began performing the song at live shows in April 1980.[3]
It was released as a single on 5 September 1980 and spent 20 weeks in UK charts, reaching a high of #3.[3] It was the 28th best-selling single of 1980 in the UK.[4]
In October 2017, American punk rock/hip hop band the Transplants released a cover version of the song on their Take Cover EP.
- ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Madness". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 508. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Woodstra, Chris."Allmusic.com Absolutely Overview". Retrieved on 1 July 2007.
- ^ a b "The Madness Timeline: 1980". Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved on 1 July 2007.
- ^ "Top 100 1980 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 16 November 2018.