Blubber Boy
"Blubber Boy" | ||||
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![]() UK CD single cover | ||||
Single by Regurgitator | ||||
from the album New | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Studio | Red Zeds | |||
Length | 2:43 | |||
Label | Warner Music Australasia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Quan Yeomans | |||
Producer(s) | Magoo, Regurgitator | |||
Regurgitator singles chronology | ||||
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"Blubber Boy" is a song by Australian rock band Regurgitator. The song was released as a radio single in Australia in 1995 promoting the band's second EP New (1995). The song was released in the UK as a CD and 7" Single. The song ranked at number 17 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1995.[1] A remixed version of the song (Riding the Wave of Fashion Mix) was released on the band's debut studio album, Tu-Plang in 1996.
Details
Yeomans had been inspired by a book on feminist fairy-tales give to him by Kiley Gaffney. Ely said, "Quan brought the song into practice and Martin and I were going, "Are you sure you want to do this?' To us it was uncool because it wasn't in 7/8 time. But it felt good. And he said the word 'cunt' in it quite a lot. So then we were like, he's swearing, it must be OK."[2]
Reception
In 2019, Tyler Jenke from The Brag ranked Regurgitator's best songs, with "Blubber Boy" coming it at number 3. Jenke said "It's not often that bands get their start by singing a song based upon an Inuit fairytale about drowned boyfriends and blubber… replacements, but Regurgitator aren't exactly a normal band. A prime example of their early talent, 'Blubber Boy' is still a tune whose chorus commands a massive singalong during a live show."[3]
Andrew Stafford, in Pig City, called it "Unabashed pop, instantly memorable, with a lyric as ribald as it was eccentric."[2]
Track listings
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Blubber Boy" | 2:43 |
2. | "Power Tool" | 2:02 |
3. | "Gravey" | 3:18 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | 1995 | Radio promo | EastWest, Warner | n/a |
United Kingdom | 1995 | CD Single, 7" Single | Coalition Recordings | COLA 017CD |
References
- ^ "Hottest 100 1995". Triple J. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ a b Andrew Stafford (2016). Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden. University of Queensland Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780702235610.
- ^ "The 10 biggest hits from Brisbane alt-rock legends Regurgitator". The Brag. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.