Rock and roll music
"Banana Republic" was the first single from The Boomtown Rats` album Mondo Bongo.[1] It peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart.[5]
Breaking from the band`s previous new wave sound, the song opens with a ska-reggae hook (that repeats at the close of the much longer album version).[6] However, the song itself is a more mainstream piece musically. The `banana republic` which the song describes is actually a deliberately scathing portrait of the Republic of Ireland, the band`s country of origin, and was written in response to the band being banned from performing there.[7] This in turn was reputedly because of Geldof`s "denunciation of nationalism, medieval-minded clerics and corrupt politicians" in a memorably controversial 1977 interview/performance on Ireland`s The Late Late Show with Gay Byrne.[8][9]
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Banana Republic
The Boomtown Rats
Discográfica: Ensign Records (UK)[2]Columbia Records (USA) · · Productor: Tony Visconti[2]
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Banana Republic
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w: Geldof, Briquette •
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Man at the Top[2]
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1980 /11 /14
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Mondo Bongo
Fecha Lanzamiento: Diciembre 1980 · Fecha Grabación: 1980 -Discográfica: Mercury (UK) Columbia (US) · Estudio de Grabación: Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain · Productor: Tony Visconti , The Boomtown Rats
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Mood Mambo
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w: Geldof, Pete Briquette •
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Straight Up
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 Side 1
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This is My Room
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w: Geldof, Simon Crowe •
1980 /12 Side 1
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Another Piece of Red
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 Side 1
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Go Man Go!
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 Side 1
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Under Their Thumb is Under My Thumb
The Boomtown Rats •
w: music: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards; new lyrics: Geldof •
1980 /12 Side 1
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Please Don`t Go
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w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 Side 1
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The Elephants Graveyard
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 Side 1
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Banana Republic
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Geldof, Briquette •
1980 /12 Side 1
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Fall Down
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 Side 1
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Hurt Hurts
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 Side 1
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Whitehall 1212
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 Side 1
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3:43 |
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Cheerio -
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Hidden track •
1980 /12 Side 1
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Straight Up
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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3:15 |
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The Elephants Graveyard
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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3:43 |
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This is My Room
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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Another Piece of Red
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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2:35 |
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Hurt Hurts
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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3:05 |
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Please Don`t Go
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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3:34 |
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Fall Down
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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2:26 |
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Go Man Go!
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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3:52 |
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Under Their Thumb
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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2:41 |
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Banana Republic
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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4:55 |
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Whitehall 1212
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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3:43 |
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Mood Mambo
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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Cheeri
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w: Bob Geldof •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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1:15 |
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Don`t Talk to Me
The Boomtown Rats •
w: B-side •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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2:53 |
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Arnold Layne
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Recorded for TV •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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Another Piece of Red
The Boomtown Rats •
w: Live in Portsmouth •
1980 /12 2005 re-issue·The North American releases re
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| "Banana Republic" | ||||
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| Single by The Boomtown Rats | ||||
| from the album Mondo Bongo[1] | ||||
| B-side | "Man at the Top"[2] | |||
| Released | 14 November 1980 [3] | |||
| Genre | New wave, reggae[4] | |||
| Length | 3:24 (album version 5:01) | |||
| Label | Ensign Records (UK)[2] Columbia Records (USA) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Briquette, Bob Geldof[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Visconti[2] | |||
| The Boomtown Rats singles chronology | ||||
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Review
"Banana Republic" was the first single from The Boomtown Rats` album Mondo Bongo.[1] It peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart.[5]
Breaking from the band`s previous new wave sound, the song opens with a ska-reggae hook (that repeats at the close of the much longer album version).[6] However, the song itself is a more mainstream piece musically. The `banana republic` which the song describes is actually a deliberately scathing portrait of the Republic of Ireland, the band`s country of origin, and was written in response to the band being banned from performing there.[7] This in turn was reputedly because of Geldof`s "denunciation of nationalism, medieval-minded clerics and corrupt politicians" in a memorably controversial 1977 interview/performance on Ireland`s The Late Late Show with Gay Byrne.[8][9]
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| Chart (1980–81) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 18 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] | 30 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] | 47 |
| Germany (GfK)[13] | 3 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[14] | 3 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] | 35 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[16] | 3 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[17] | 12 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 7 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 10 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[20] | 3 |
"Banana Republic" was the first single from The Boomtown Rats` album Mondo Bongo.[1] It peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart.[5]
Breaking from the band`s previous new wave sound, the song opens with a ska-reggae hook (that repeats at the close of the much longer album version).[6] However, the song itself is a more mainstream piece musically. The `banana republic` which the song describes is actually a deliberately scathing portrait of the Republic of Ireland, the band`s country of origin, and was written in response to the band being banned from performing there.[7] This in turn was reputedly because of Geldof`s "denunciation of nationalism, medieval-minded clerics and corrupt politicians" in a memorably controversial 1977 interview/performance on Ireland`s The Late Late Show with Gay Byrne.[8][9]
Charts
| Chart (1980–81) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 18 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] | 30 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] | 47 |
| Germany (GfK)[13] | 3 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[14] | 3 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] | 35 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[16] | 3 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[17] | 12 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 7 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 10 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[20] | 3 |