"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.[2]
| "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Stranglers | ||||
| from the album The Raven | ||||
| B-side | "Yellowcake UF6" | |||
| Released | 5 October 1979[1] | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, post-punk | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The Stranglers | |||
| Producer(s) | Alan Winstanley The Stranglers | |||
| The Stranglers singles chronology | ||||
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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.[3]
It was later released on the compilation Singles (The UA Years), with a live recordings on Live at the Apollo 2010, All Live and All of the Night and Saturday Night, Sunday Morning.
References
edit- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 32.
- ^ 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.