| "Rat Race" | ||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_Specials_Rat_Race_France.jpg) Cover of the single released in France | ||||
| Single by The Specials | ||||
| A-side | "Rude Buoys Outa Jail" | |||
| Released | 16 May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Horizon Studios, Coventry | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | 2 Tone Records (UK) Chrysalis (US and Europe) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roddy Radiation | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Jordan | |||
| The Specials singles chronology | ||||
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"Rat Race" is a song by ska/2-Tone band The Specials, released on 16 May 1980 by 2 Tone Records as a double A-side single with "Rude Buoys Outa Jail". The single wasn't included on the UK release of the More Specials album, but was included on the US version, released by Chrysalis Records. The song peaked at no. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and also charted on the US Dance Chart.[2][3]
- ^ Harrington, Jon (2016). "The Specials - More Specials". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 469.
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