Banana Republic

~ Recording by The Boomtown Rats

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Banana Republic3:24The Boomtown RatsBanana RepublicThe Boomtown RatsSingle
Ensign RecordsBONGO 1
1.15Banana Republic3:24The Boomtown RatsHigh Life: 20 Original Top Hits [1981-1]Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)2475 547
1.17Banana Republic3:24The Boomtown RatsExotic HeatVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Intercord Ton GmbHINT 870.016
1.6Banana Republic (edit)3:30The Boomtown RatsLoudmouth: The Best of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown RatsBob Geldof & The Boomtown RatsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-01-01
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.6Banana Republic3:30The Boomtown RatsGreat Songs of Indifference: The Best of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown RatsBob GeldofAlbum + Compilation
1.6Banana Republic3:30The Boomtown RatsGreat Songs of Indifference: The Best of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats (brown‐tone cover)Bob GeldofAlbum + Compilation
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)314 522 822 2
1.6Banana Republic3:30The Boomtown RatsLoudmouth: The Best of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown RatsBob Geldof & The Boomtown RatsAlbum + Compilation
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)522 283-2
1.6Banana Republic3:30The Boomtown RatsLoudmouth: The Best of The Boomtown Rats & Bob GeldofThe Boomtown Rats & Bob GeldofAlbum + Compilation
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)522 283-2
1.10Banana Republic3:25The Boomtown RatsWorld Hits 1980Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)550 705-2
1.4Banana Republic3:30The Boomtown RatsThe Best of 1980–1990, Volume 11Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1995-04-27
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002)7243 8 32906 2 8
3.12Banana Republic3:29The Boomtown RatsMedia Markt Collection: The 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1998-10-08
Brunswick News565 655-2
1.9Banana Republic3:30The Boomtown RatsThe Very Best of the 80's: 1980, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.10Banana Republic3:26The Boomtown Rats20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Boomtown RatsThe Boomtown RatsCompilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0004172-02
3.5Banana Republic3:24The Boomtown RatsTrue EightiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)984 279-1, 984 279-2
2.11Banana Republic3:30The Boomtown Rats100 Hits: More 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-02-16
100 HitsDMG 100 027
2.20Banana Republic3:20The Boomtown RatsDer letzte Bulle, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Sony Music Media88691 91175 2
1.13Banana Republic3:24The Boomtown RatsBack to Boomtown: ClassicratshitsThe Boomtown RatsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-09-09
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)373801‐7
1.12Banana Republic3:29The Boomtown RatsClassic 80s PopVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-04-14
Rhino (reissue label), Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC)UWCLA038
4.6Banana Republic3:30The Boomtown Rats101 80s HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-05-26
Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC)UMC10103
1.18Banana Republic3:30The Boomtown RatsTop Of The Pops '80Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC)UMC 5379904
3.16Banana Republic3:27The Boomtown RatsNOW Yearbook '80Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2022-07-15
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)0194399459829, CDYBXNOW80
1.8Banana Republic3:23The Boomtown RatsBest of The Boomtown RatsThe Boomtown RatsAlbum + Compilation
3.5Banana Republic3:24The Boomtown RatsTrue EightiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.6Banana Republic3:30The Boomtown RatsGreat Songs of Indifference: The Best of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown RatsBob GeldofAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)64999

Relationships

mixer:Rupert Hine
recording of:Banana Republic

Banana Republic

writer:Pete Briquette
Bob Geldof