Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)
| "Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)" | ||||
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| Single by The Sports | ||||
| from the album Reckless | ||||
| Released | March 1978 | |||
| Recorded | Armstrong Studios, Melbourne. | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
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| Producer(s) | Joe Camilleri | |||
| The Sports singles chronology | ||||
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"Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)" is the debut single by Australian rock band the Sports. The song was written by band members Stephen Cummings and Ed Bates and produced by Joe Camilleri. Released in March 1978 as the lead single from the band's debut studio album Reckless (1978), the song peaked at number 55 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
John Magowan of Woroni described the song as "adolescent bravado".[1]
Track listing
[edit]- Australian 7" single (K 7089)
- Side A "Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)" - 2:25
- Side B "Modern Don Juan"
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1978) | Position |
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| Australian Kent Music Report[2] | 55 |
References
[edit]- ^ Magowan, John (18 July 1978). "Sports Reckless". Woroni (Canberra, ACT : 1950 - 2007). National Library of Australia. p. 20. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian singles and albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
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