About this song
- According to the Rat Trap Songfacts, this single reached #1 in the UK singles chart for two weeks in November 1978, becoming the first song by a punk or new wave act to do so. It was also the first UK chart topper for an Irish rock act. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
- "Rat Trap" is a song by the Boomtown Rats, released in October 1978 as the third and final single from the band's second album A Tonic for the Troops. It reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in November 1978, the first single by a punk or new wave act to do so. — wikipedia
