Signature
key confidence high · relative Eb major · tempo confidence high · half-time 67.3 · low end 28% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredAtrocitysource
- Remixed byBejjo & Oddeez, Smalltown Boysource
- Remixed byBejjo & Oddeez, Smalltown Boysource
- Sampled byBrandon Flowers, I Can Changesource
- Sampled byBrandon Flowers, I Can Changesource
- Remixed byBronski Beat, Smalltown Boy (extended mix)source
- Remixed byBronski Beat, Smalltown Boy (extended mix)source
- CoveredDelainsource
- CoveredDepressive Agesource
- CoveredÉmilie Simonsource
- Sampled byFrankie Goes to Hollywood, Frankie Goes to High Bronski (DMC)source
- Sampled byFrankie Goes to Hollywood, Frankie Goes to High Bronski (DMC)source
- Written byJimmy Somervillesource
- CoveredJosé Gonzálezsource
- Written byLarry Steinbacheksource
- CoveredLax Alex Contraxsource
- CoveredOrville Pecksource
- CoveredPlastic Noise Experiencesource
- CoveredSharon Corrsource
- CoveredSouth Endsource
- Written bySteve Bronskisource
- CoveredThe Hot Stewardssource
- CoveredThe Nylonssource
Why it is here
- "Smalltown Boy" was Bronski Beat's 1984 debut single, and its narrative of a gay teenager leaving his hometown after homophobic violence — depicted in the video — made it a standing gay anthem that reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 1 in the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy. source
- The song keeps returning through screen placements, including a house-party sequence in season two of HBO's "Euphoria." source
- Its catalogue has also been actively reworked and reissued: a Planningtorock remix was released in July 2024 ahead of a 40th-anniversary edition of the track. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.