The band's debut single, " Smalltown Boy ", the tale of a boy who was cast away by his family for being homosexual, was a hit, peaking at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart.

Coldcut and Mark Saunders produced her debut solo single " This Is the Right Time " which became another UK Top 20 hit in August as well as reaching # 21 on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 the following year.

The singer's debut single, " Liza Jane ", credited to Davie Jones and the King Bees, had no commercial success.

After hearing Unwound, George Strait's debut single, in 1981, Brooks decided that he was more interested in playing country music.

The group was signed to Tommy Boy Records, and their House of Pain debut album ( 1992 ) went multi-platinum, spawning the successful DJ Muggs produced single " Jump Around ".

" The Breaks ", a single from his 1980 debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song.

Cuban-American artist Mellow Man Ace was the first Latino artist to have a major bilingual single attached to his 1989 debut.

The label's first release was ( Super Numeri member ) Pop Levi's single " Blue Honey " in September 2006, and was followed by Pop Levi's debut album The Return To Form Black Magick Party in February 2007.

The two-disc release was an updated version of the Substance collection and contained every single released from their 1981 debut all the way through to " Waiting for the Sirens ' Call ".

In 1965, The Who quickly progressed from their debut single, " I Can't Explain ," a virtual Kinks clone, to " My Generation.

That April, the Ramones ' debut album was released by Sire Records ; the first single was " Blitzkrieg Bop ", opening with the rally cry " Hey!

As with Patti Smith's debut, the band self-financed, packaged, and distributed the single .< ref > "( I'm ) Stranded " had limited impact at home, but the British music press recognized it as a groundbreaking record.

On 26 November, the Sex Pistols ' " Anarchy in the U. K ." came out — with its debut single the band succeeded in its goal of becoming a " national scandal ".

The Clash's self-titled debut album came out two months later and rose to number twelve ; the single " White Riot " entered the top forty.

Stinky Toys ' debut single, " Boozy Creed ", came out in September.

Their debut single " I Show You Secrets " reached # 6 on the German single Media Control Charts within weeks of its release eventually earning them a gold disc.

She signed a record deal with RCA Records in 1994 to release her debut single, " You've Got That Somethin '", in Sweden.

She gained recognition for co-writing the song " Money for Nothing " for Darin Zanyar, his debut single.

In 2005, the American indie / alternative rock band The Bravery released a video for their debut single, " An Honest Mistake ," which features the band performing the song in the middle of a Rube Goldberg machine.

The debut single from this album, " My Favorite Mistake ," was rumored to be about him, although Crow claims otherwise about a philandering ex-boyfriend.

They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, " Wannabe " in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30 countries and helped establish the group as a global phenomenon.

They then recorded their debut single, a cover of David Bowie's " Boys Keep Swinging ".

In January 1979, the Undertones recorded their eponymous debut album at Eden Studios in Acton, West London, using producer Roger Bechirian, whom the band had worked with for the first time the previous December, when Bechirian had produced the band's second single, " Get Over You ".

He performed the debut single from 24 Hours, " If He Should Ever Leave You ", which was named the 9th best song of 2008 by Spinner.

Others who were influenced by Norman include American CCM musician Steve Camp, who co-wrote " If I Were a Singer " with Norman, which appeared on Camp's 1978 debut album, Sayin ' It with Love, who describes Norman as his mentor, and with whom he lived for several months learning the craft of songwriting ; Canadian CCM musician Carolyn Arends.

Further releases from the debut album were " Water ," a modest hit in the UK and Australia, and " If You're Tarzan I'm Jane.

Melissa Auf der Maur also embarked on a solo career, and released her self-titled debut album in 2004, which also included Erlandson on lead guitar on the track, " Would If I Could.

Between September 1970 and May 1971, each of the quartet released high-profile solo albums: Young's After the Gold Rush in September ; Stills ' eponymous debut in November ; Crosby's If I Could Only Remember My Name in February, and Nash's Songs for Beginners in May.

The song " If Ya Wanna Be Bad-Ya Gotta Be Good " made its debut on an album.

McDowell made his screen debut as school rebel Mick Travis in If .... ( 1968 ) by British director Lindsay Anderson.

The Stetson Brothers changed its name and style to Stetsasonic the Hip-Hop Band and clinched a deal with Tommy Boy Records when DBC came up with and played the funky bass line for its debut single " If You Can't Say It All Just Say STET ", live for Tom Silverman owner of Tommy Boy Records.

He made his debut in " If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?

# " If You Knew " ( Da znaš ), released in 2000, and the best-selling debut album in Croatia that year ( including hits " Da znaš ", " Poslije svega ", " Sve na svijetu " and " Ja čekam noć "), and

The single, " If I Was ", was a UK number one single, and his debut album, The Gift, reached No. 2.

The track was then followed by another number one hit " You Can Win If You Want " which was released in the middle of 1985 from the debut album The 1st Album.

Subsequent singles from her debut album were " Mama " and " If You Cared ".

Still not a familiar face on the small screen, he continued to be cast in supporting roles, including the role of Charlie in the CBS Schoolbreak Special series, If I Die Before I Wake before he made his big screen debut in My Boyfriend's Back ( 1993 ).

While present at the Reciprocal Sound Sessions, which made up the majority of the debut album " Smoke ' em If You Got ' em " and coordinating the photo shoot for the cover of the " The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat " with James Bland and routing the band to New York City for the " Psychobilly Freakout " video shoot, Reid's role as manager / booking agent came to an abrupt halt in April 1992.

Modine made his feature directorial debut with If ... Dog ... Rabbit, which came after the success of three short films debuting at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival: When I Was a Boy ( co-directed with Todd Field ), Smoking written by David Sedaris, and Ecce Pirate written by Modine.

Dunn and Dean Dillon co-wrote Shenandoah's 1994 single " Darned If I Don't ( Danged If I Do )" and the track " She Wants Me to Stay " on David Kersh's debut album Goodnight Sweetheart.

Weston's debut single " If I Said Howdy to You " was released in late 2009.

A re-released " N17 " reached number one in the Irish charts at Christmas 1990, and the following year, the band's debut album If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back entered the Irish albums chart at number one.

Also in 2007, Menzel's powerful singing voice led her to be asked to accompany the baritone British X-Factor runner-up Rhydian Roberts on his debut album, duetting on the song " What If ".

Lesley Gore included a version of the song on her 1963 debut album, I'll Cry If I Want To.

In 2006 Vagrant formed a children's label imprint, Poquito Records and released Vagrant artist The New Amsterdams ' side-project The Terrible Twos ' debut album " If You Ever See an Owl ".

Some relief came later that year when comedian Jeff Foxworthy revived Warner Bros .' success with comedy recordings ; his debut album You Might Be a Redneck If ... was a major hit in the US and Canada, and both it and his follow-up album sold more than three million copies each.