"Biti ružan, pametan i mlad" (trans. To be ugly, smart and young) is the song by the Serbian punk rock band Pekinška Patka, released in 1979, which appeared on the double A-side single with the song "Bela šljiva". The song, being the first punk rock single released in Serbia, appeared on the band debut album Plitka poezija.

"Biti ružan, pametan i mlad"
Single by Pekinška Patka
from the album Plitka poezija
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Punk rock
Length	1:59
Label	Jugoton SY 23575
Songwriter(s)	N. Čonkić, S. Kovačević
Producer(s)	Slobodan Konjović
Pekinška Patka singles chronology
""Biti ružan, pametan i mlad" / "Bela šljiva"" (1979) "Bolje da nosim kratku kosu" (1980)

Traclisting

Both tracks by Nebojša Čonkić and Sreten Kovačević

1. "Biti ružan, pametan i mlad" (1:59)
2. "Bela šljiva" (1:56)

Cover versions

• Serbian punk rock band Atheist Rap recorded a cover version of the song as a part of the Pekinška Patka cover versions mix entitled "Plitka poezija".
• Serbian hardcore punk band Sick Mother Fakers often performed the song live.

References

• The single at Discogs
• EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4