Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)

"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]

"Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)"
Single by The Stranglers
from the album The Raven
B-side"Yellowcake UF6"
Released3 October 1979 (UK)
GenrePunk rock, post-punk
Length3:33
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)The Stranglers
Producer(s)Alan Winstanley
The Stranglers

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

  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. Cornwell, Hugh; Drury, Jim (2001). The Stranglers Song By Song. Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-86074-362-5.
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