(I'm) Stranded (song)

rdf:langString (I'm) Stranded (song)

rdf:langString (I'm) Stranded

rdf:langString Stranded

rdf:langString Stranded

rdf:langString No Time

rdf:langString UK single picture sleeve

rdf:langString ImStranded.jpg

rdf:langString Fatal

rdf:langString MA-7186

rdf:langString PX-242

rdf:langString Power Exchange

rdf:langString Erotic Neurotic

rdf:langString The Saints, Mark Moffat

rdf:langString Bruce Window Studios, Brisbane, Australia

rdf:langString June 1976

rdf:langString September 1976

rdf:langString single

rdf:langString Chris Bailey, Ed Kuepper

rdf:langString "(I'm) Stranded" is the debut single released by Australian punk rock band the Saints. Issued in September 1976, it has been cited as "one of the iconic singles of the era", and pre-dated vinyl debuts by contemporary punk acts such as the Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, The Damned and The Clash. In 2001, it was voted among the Top 30 Australian Songs of all time by APRA. Written by guitarist Ed Kuepper and vocalist Chris Bailey, the single was originally released on the band's own Fatal Records label, with an initial pressing of 500 copies. In the UK, where the single was at first available only on import, Sounds magazine called it "single of this and every week. ... The singing's flat and disinterested, the guitars are on full stun. ... It's fabulous." In 2007, Australian Musician magazine voted this the fourth most significant moment in the history of Australian pop/rock. On the strength of the single, The Saints were signed in November 1976 to a three-album deal by EMI in the UK. The single was then released in the U.K. on 31 December 1976. The band's first LP was also called (I'm) Stranded. As well as featuring on their debut album, both "(I'm) Stranded" and the single's B-side, "No Time", appeared on a split EP with Stanley Frank in 1977. In 2007, "(I'm) Stranded" was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry.