Cantonese Boy

"Cantonese Boy" is a song by English new wave band Japan, released in May 1982 as the fourth and final single from their 1981 album Tin Drum. The single peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. The song refers to the enlistment of a Cantonese boy to the Chinese Red Army.

"Cantonese Boy"
Single by Japan
from the album Tin Drum
B-side"Burning Bridges" (7")
Released14 May 1982 (1982-05-14)
RecordedAugust 1981
StudioOdyssey Studios (London)
Genre
Length3:44
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)David Sylvian
Producer(s)
  • Steve Nye
  • Japan
Japan singles chronology
"Ghosts"
(1982)
"Cantonese Boy"
(1982)
"I Second That Emotion"
(1982)
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