Single:
I Don’t Like Mondays entered the Australian singles chart* on 17 September 1979 and was a #1 hit. It was #10 on the Top 100 of 1979.
Album:
The song is on The Fine Art of Surfacing which entered the Australian albums chart* on 12 November 1979 and peaked at #11.
Songwriters:
Bob Geldof, Johnnie Fingers
Producer:
Phil Wainman
Record label of Australian release:
Mercury
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
I Don’t Like Mondays is about Brenda Spencer, a 16-year-old high school student who lived across the street from Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California. On Monday, 29 January 1979, she opened fire on the school with a rifle her father had given her for Christmas, killing two adults (including the principal) and injuring nine children, before going back to her home. Police surrounded her home and waited for seven hours until she gave herself up. In that time, she spoke with a reporter on the phone. When asked why she did it, she replied, “I just started shooting, that’s it. I just did it for the fun of it. I just don’t like Mondays. I just did it because it’s a way to cheer the day up. Nobody likes Mondays.”
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-boomtown-rats/i-dont-like-mondays
Lyrics:
The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload
And nobody’s gonna go to school today
She’s going to make them stay at home
And daddy doesn’t understand it
He always said she was as good as gold
And he can see no reason
‘Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be sur
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