Baggy Trousers
| "Baggy Trousers" | ||||
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| Single by Madness | ||||
| from the album Absolutely | ||||
| Released | 5 September 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Eden (London) | |||
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| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Stiff | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Baggy Trousers" by Madness on YouTube | ||||
"Baggy Trousers" is a song by the English ska and pop band Madness from their second studio album Absolutely (1980). It was written by lead vocalist Graham "Suggs" McPherson and guitarist Chris Foreman, and reminisces about school days. (Mike Barson also received a writing credit in error, the correct McPherson/Foreman credit being used for subsequent releases.) The band first began performing the song at live shows in April 1980.
It was released as a single on 5 September 1980 and spent 20 weeks in UK charts, reaching a high of #3. It was the 28th best-selling single of 1980 in the UK.
In October 2017, American punk rock and rap rock band the Transplants released a cover version of the song on their debut extended play Take Cover.