This was the Rats second number 1 coming after Rat Trap in 1978. This track was released in 1979 and was based on a tragic shooting in America by Brenda Ann Spencer who killed two adults and injured several children and a policeman. When questioned about why she did it, she said "I Don't Like Mondays." Bob caught the story and built the song around the story. Known for being more of a punk band, this was quite a step away from their normal stuff, with the track being more string based and Johnny Fingers piano helping out turned this into a classic track.
The single also came with a lavish video which was quite ahead of all the videos at that time (I think they paved the way of how videos would be made for the next couple of years, till the New Romantics made them more of an art form). It was number one for 4 weeks in the UK but for obvious reasons it didn't get much radio play in America and suffered as a result. The song was performed at Live Aid when the band took the stage and Bob sang the line "What Reason Do You Need To Die" to a cheering stadium crowd!
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