| "5 Minutes" | ||||
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| Single by The Stranglers | ||||
| B-side | Rok it to the Moon | |||
| Released | 27 January 1978 (UK) | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Genre | Punk, Post-punk | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Writer(s) | The Stranglers | |||
| Producer | Martin Rushent | |||
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5 Minutes is a 1978 single by English band The Stranglers. The dark lyrical content of the song gives an account of a rape that occurred at the flat that bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel rented at the time.[1] The song, recorded in between No More Heroes and Black and White reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]