"Generals and Majors" is a song written by Colin Moulding of the English rock band XTC, released as the first single from their 1980 album Black Sea. Moulding accordingly wrote the song as a satirical take on the phrase "oh, what a lovely war".[3] The song charted in the UK single chart at No. 32 and No. 104 on the US singles chart, while reaching No. 28 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart. It was the first XTC single to chart in the U.S., and it also had chart success in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The track was initially released as a double 7" single with a gatefold sleeve, limited to 15,000 copies.[4] The additional record featured Moulding's "Smokeless Zone" and Partridge's "The Somnambulist".
^Schabe, Patrick (27 October 2006). "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul". PopMatters. 1980's Black Sea sold well on the album charts on the strength of its solid post-punk tracks, including "Respectable Street", "Towers of London", and "Generals and Majors".
^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. XTC - Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992 (1996) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^Bernhardt, Todd (29 December 2008). "Song of the Week -- Colin's take". Chalkhills.
^"Chalkhills: XTC Discography: Singles and EPs". Chalkhills.org. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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