music.wikisort.org - Composition"Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" is a 1979 single by British band The Stranglers. The second single from their album The Raven, it peaked at No. 36 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
1979 single by The Stranglers
"Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" |
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B-side | "Yellowcake UF6" |
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Released | 3 October 1979 (UK) |
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Genre | Punk rock, post-punk |
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Length | 3:33 |
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Label | United Artists |
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Songwriter(s) | The Stranglers |
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Producer(s) | Alan Winstanley The Stranglers |
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Hugh Cornwell stated in Song by Song that the song was written about the then Premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It also makes references to gerrymandering, and genetic mutation in animals.[2]
References
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- Cornwell, Hugh; Drury, Jim (2001). The Stranglers Song By Song. Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-86074-362-5.
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- Celia and the Mutations
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