Baggy Trousers

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"Baggy Trousers"
Single by Madness
from the album Absolutely
Released	September 5, 1980
Format	vinyl record 7"
Recorded	1980
Genre	Ska/Pop
Length	2:46
Label	Stiff Records
Writer(s)	Suggs Chris Foreman
Producer(s)	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
Chart positions
UK #3
Madness singles chronology
"Night Boat to Cairo"	"Baggy Trousers"	"Embarrassment"

Baggy Trousers is a single by English ska/pop band Madness from their 1980 album Absolutely. It was written by Suggs about his school days. It spent 20 weeks on UK charts peaking at number 3.

The music video of this song was shot in a school and park of Kentish Town. It includes the famous scene with Lee Thompson flying over the band and playing his saxophone.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Baggy Trousers" - 2:46
2. "The Business" - 3:14

Madness
Suggs | Mike Barson | Lee Thompson | Chris Foreman | Mark Bedford | Daniel Woodgate | Chas Smash
Discography
Studio albums: One Step Beyond... | Absolutely | 7 | The Rise & Fall | Keep Moving | Mad Not Mad | The Madness | Wonderful | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 Live and compilation albums: Complete Madness | Madness | Utter Madness | It's... Madness | It's... Madness Too | Divine Madness | Madstock! | The Business | Total Madness | Universal Madness Singles: "The Prince" | "One Step Beyond" | "My Girl" | "Night Boat to Cairo" | "Baggy Trousers" | "Embarrassment" | "Return of the Los Palmas 7" | "Grey Day" | "Shut Up" | "It Must Be Love" | "Cardiac Arrest" | "House of Fun" | "Driving in My Car" | "Our House" | "Wings of a Dove" | "The Sun and the Rain" | "Michael Caine" | "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" | "Lovestruck"