Song

Smalltown Boy

Bronski Beat

Key: C minor
Camelot: 5A
BPM: 134.6

Key confidence high · relative Eb major (5B) · BPM confidence high · half-time 67.3 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13

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As of 2026-10-29, "Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat has charted in 68 markets across 4 platforms, peaking at #1 (AR) on the Rotation chart. Measured from the full recording, it reads C minor (5A) at 134.6 BPM.

Markets: 68
First seen: 2026-07-20
Latest chart date: 2026-10-29
Peak: #1 ar

Started in 29 markets, now in 68.

Why it's moving

vault release: registered 1995, first charted 2026-09-22
Plays up 279% in LithuaniaOct 19–22
#3 on Shazam in 58 countriesOct 28
Climbed #49 → #36 in the Netherlands on ShazamOct 23–28
Climbed #46 → #29 in Spain on ShazamOct 21–28
Climbed #62 → #49 in Italy on ShazamOct 21–28

Signal breakdown

Velocity55.5

Play growth87.0

Breadth68.8

Acceleration56.6

Discovery80.0

New entry0.0

Sources moving4

Score 67.6

The cited reason

The song's momentum lines up with a TikTok trend using "Smalltown Boy" that gained traction around mid-July 2026 (a "Small Town Boy Trend" surfacing July 13, 2026, alongside an earlier "Smalltown Boy Parent Trend"), which coincides with its Shazam viral #2 status recorded since 2026-07-20. The continued spread across Shazam and Deezer markets in September appears to be the tail of this TikTok-driven revival rather than a single new placement, so the evidence points to a social-media trend rather than a confirmed sync or event.

trendDrafted 2026-09-21Confidence 0.40

Citations

In culture

Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.

Covered Atrocity source
Remixed by Bejjo & Oddeez, Smalltown Boy source
Remixed by Bejjo & Oddeez, Smalltown Boy source
Sampled by Brandon Flowers, I Can Change source
Sampled by Brandon Flowers, I Can Change source
Remixed by Bronski Beat, Smalltown Boy (extended mix)source
Remixed by Bronski Beat, Smalltown Boy (extended mix)source
Covered Delain source
Covered Depressive Age source
Covered Émilie Simon source
Sampled by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Frankie Goes to High Bronski (DMC)source
Sampled by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Frankie Goes to High Bronski (DMC)source
Written by Jimmy Somerville source
Covered José González source
Written by Larry Steinbachek source
Covered Lax Alex Contrax source
Covered Orville Peck source
Covered Plastic Noise Experience source
Covered Sharon Corr source
Covered South End source
Written by Steve Bronski source
Covered The Hot Stewards source
Covered The Nylons source

Across markets · earliest pickup first

Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly.

MarketFirst seenLatestDaysPeakRank path
Argentinaar · deezer shazam · 1 city2026-07-202026-10-29#487#1
#4
Austriaat · shazam spotify2026-07-202026-10-29#3878#1
#38
Australiaau · shazam · 5 cities2026-07-202026-10-29#2185#1
#21
Belgiumbe · shazam spotify2026-07-202026-10-29#2987#1
#29
Brazilbr · shazam · 3 cities2026-07-202026-10-29#188#1
#1
Canadaca · shazam · 8 cities2026-07-202026-10-29#1678#1
#16
Switzerlandch · shazam spotify2026-07-202026-10-29#3087#1
#30
Chilecl · deezer shazam spotify · 1 city2026-07-202026-10-29#599#1
#5

Worldwide feeds · not markets

A source's own worldwide chart. These are feeds, not places, so they are kept out of the market count above.

MarketFirst seenLatestDaysPeakRank path
World feedworld · shazam2026-07-202026-10-29#488#1
#4

City pickups

City charts record their parent country as the market, so these do not add to the market count above. One line per country: how many of its rooms picked the song up, and the best of them.

us 53 cities · best #1 albany
gb 15 cities · best #2 newcastle upon tyne
de 10 cities · best #3 mannheim
fr 10 cities · best #2 paris
ca 8 cities · best #1 ottawa
it 7 cities · best #9 milan
mx 6 cities · best #3 mexico city
tr 6 cities · best #16 istanbul
au 5 cities · best #4 brisbane
nl 5 cities · best #6 amsterdam
es 4 cities · best #3 barcelona
br 3 cities · best #1 sao paulo
se 3 cities · best #13 malmo
cn 2 cities · best #15 shanghai
co 2 cities · best #5 medellin
pl 2 cities · best #4 warsaw
pt 2 cities · best #3 lisbon
ru 2 cities · best #30 saint petersburg
ae 1 city · best #14 dubai
ar 1 city · best #1 buenos aires
cl 1 city · best #2 santiago
dk 1 city · best #4 copenhagen
fi 1 city · best #23 helsinki
gr 1 city · best #7 athens
ie 1 city · best #3 dublin
il 1 city · best #16 tel aviv
no 1 city · best #1 oslo
pe 1 city · best #5 lima
ro 1 city · best #20 bucharest
sg 1 city · best #42 singapore
ua 1 city · best #12 kyiv

In edits this week

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story. Of the 55 most-liked Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story edits we saw this week, 6 are on this record, more than any other song.

TikTok search, most liked · 25 of the 55 carry no song match, so the count is a floor.

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Editions

Identity

ISRC: GBAAP9500310
Slug: bronski-beat__smalltown-boy
Sources: applemusic, deezer, shazam, spotify

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