Absolute Beginners (The Jam song)
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| Single by The Jam | ||
| Released | 1981-10-24 | |
| Genre | Mod Revival | |
| Label | Polydor | |
| Writer(s) | Paul Weller | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Wilson and The Jam | |
| Chart positions | ||
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#4 (UK Singles Chart) |
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| The Jam singles chronology | ||
| "Funeral Pyre" (1981) |
"Absolute Beginners" (1981) |
"A Town Called Malice" (1982) |
"Absolute Beginners" was a single released by The Jam on 24th October 1981. Although it did not appear on any of the bands studio albums it reached #4 in the UK Singles chart.
"Tales From The Riverbank" appeared as the B-side. The bands record company Polydor later admitted that "Tales From The Riverbank" should have been released as the A-side.
