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"'Like Clockwork'" is a single by The Boomtown Rats. It was the band's first to reach the Top Ten in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 6.

Described as "simple, cool", in concerts supporting 'A Tonic for the Troops', the song's agitated, staccato bassline made it a common show opener. The B-side, "How Do You Do?" was a fast-paced punk/new-wave song, in the mould of the band's earlier work. However, the Irish version of the single, released on Mulligan Records, substituted the B-side with "D.U.N L.A.O.G.H.A.I.R.E", a tongue in cheek samba, discussing the spelling of the band's home town, written Dn Laoghaire but pronounced Dunleary. The latter was later released in the UK as a free flexi disc, distributed by 'Flexipop' in January 1981. "Like Clockwork" was the first song on air broadcast on RT Radio 2, when the station began broadcasting on 31 May 1979, played by Larry Gogan.

Personnel



* Bob Geldof vocals, saxophone

* Pete Briquette bass, vocals

* Gerry Cott guitar

* Johnnie Fingers keyboards, vocals

* Simon Crowe drums, vocals

* Garry Roberts guitar, vocals

References



Category:1978 singles

Category:The Boomtown Rats songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Category:Songs written by Bob Geldof

Category:Songs written by Pete Briquette

Category:1978 songs

Category:Ensign Records singles

Category:Columbia Records singles

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