Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)

"Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)" is the debut single by Australian rock band the Sports. The song was written by band members Stephen Cummings and Ed Bates and produced by Joe Camilleri. Released in March 1978 as the lead single from the band's debut studio album Reckless (1978), the song peaked at number 55 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

"Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)"
Single by The Sports
from the album Reckless
ReleasedMarch 1978
RecordedArmstrong Studios, Melbourne.
GenrePop rock
Length2:25
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Joe Camilleri
The Sports singles chronology
"Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)"
(1978)
"When You Walk in the Room"
(1978)

John Magowan of Woroni described the song as "adolescent bravado".[1]

Track listing

Australian 7" single (K 7089)
  • Side A "Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)" - 2:25
  • Side B "Modern Don Juan"

Charts

Chart (1978) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[2] 55

References

  1. Magowan, John (18 July 1978). "Sports Reckless". Woroni (Canberra, ACT : 1950 - 2007). National Library of Australia. p. 20. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 19701992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian singles and albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.



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