Mary of the 4th Form

1977 single by The Boomtown Rats

"Mary of the 4th Form"

Single by The Boomtown Rats
from the album  The Boomtown Rats
B-side| "Do the Rat"
Released| 11 November 1977[1]
Genre| Punk rock, new wave, glam rock
Length| 3:52 (album version 3:33)
Label| Ensign Records
Songwriter(s)| Bob Geldof, Johnnie Fingers
Producer(s)| Robert John "Mutt" Lange
The Boomtown Rats singles chronology
| "Lookin' After No. 1"
(1977)  | "Mary of the 4th Form"
(1977)  | "She's So Modern"
(1978)

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"Mary of the 4th Form" is the second single by The Boomtown Rats. It was the first song released from the band's debut album, The Boomtown Rats, though the single version is a re-recording different from the album track and 19 seconds longer. On French and Dutch releases, the single's A-side was "Do the Rat", which was the B-side of the UK version.[2] The song's theme, concerning a teacher's sexual attraction to a teenage girl who acts in a sexually provocative manner, resonated in the Police song "Don't Stand So Close to Me".[3]

"Mary of the 4th Form" peaked at No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart in 1977.[4]

## Personnel

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* Bob Geldof – vocals
* Pete Briquette – bass, vocals
* Gerry Cott – guitar
* Johnnie Fingers – keyboards, vocals
* Simon Crowe – drums, vocals
* Garry Roberts – guitar, vocals

## References

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1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 56.
2. ^ "The Boomtown Rats Discography". Boomtownrats.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
3. ^ "(self-titled) Album Review". The Boomtown Rats. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 71\. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

## External links

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* Mary of the 4th Form performance on YouTube
* Do the Rat performance on YouTube

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The Boomtown Rats

* Bob Geldof
* Pete Briquette
* Gerry Cott
* Simon Crowe
* Johnnie Fingers
* Garry Roberts

Studio albums|

* The Boomtown Rats
* A Tonic for the Troops
* The Fine Art of Surfacing
* Mondo Bongo
* V Deep
* In the Long Grass
* Citizens of Boomtown

Singles|

* "Lookin' After No. 1"
* "Mary of the 4th Form"
* "She's So Modern"
* "Like Clockwork"
* "Rat Trap"
* "I Don't Like Mondays"
* "Diamond Smiles"
* "Someone's Looking at You"
* "Banana Republic"
* "Up All Night"
* "The Elephant's Graveyard (Guilty)"
* "Charmed Lives"
* "Tonight"
* "Drag Me Down"
* "A Hold of Me"

Other albums|

* Ratrospective
* The Boomtown Rats' Greatest Hits
* Loudmouth – The Best of Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats
* The Best of The Boomtown Rats
* Back to Boomtown: Classic Rats Hits

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* Discography

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* MusicBrainz release group

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