Australian singles chart:
Suburban Boy entered the Kent Music Report on 13 November 1978 and peaked at #31.
Album:
The song is on Mug’s Game which entered the Kent Music Report album charts on 13 November 1977 and peaked at #23.
Songwriter:
Dave Warner
Producer:
Tony Durant
Record label of Australian release:
Mushroom
Dave Warner:
Hailing from Western Australia, Dave formed The Suburbs in January 1977. The group developed a huge underground following, which led to him signing with Mushroom Records in 1978. His first album, Mugs Game, went gold within a month of release.
Read more: davewarner.com.au
Lyrics:
I wake up every morning with no one beside me
I wake up every morning and my mother will chide me
I’m just a suburban boy, just a suburban boy
Saturday night, no subway station
Saturday night just changing tv stations
I’m just a suburban boy, just a suburban boy
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