Boom, Like That

2004 single by Mark Knopfler, based on Ray Kroc's business tactics

"Boom, Like That"
Single by Mark Knopfler
from the album Shangri-La
B-side
  • Summer of Love
  • Who's Your Baby Now (live)
Released20 September 2004
GenreRoots rock
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Mark Knopfler
Producer(s)Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay
Mark Knopfler singles chronology
"Why Aye Man"
(2002)
"Boom, Like That"
(2004)
"The Trawlerman's Song EP"
(2005)

"Boom, Like That" is a 2004 single by Mark Knopfler, from his album Shangri-La. It is – with "Darling Pretty" – one of only two Mark Knopfler solo singles to reach the UK Top 40, reaching no. 34.[1]

Lyrics

The subject of the song is Ray Kroc, the McDonald's entrepreneur. Knopfler indicated that he was inspired by Kroc's autobiography.[citation needed]

Track listings

CD single

  1. "Boom, Like That"
  2. "Summer of Love"

Maxi CD single

  1. "Boom, Like That"
  2. "Summer of Love"
  3. "Who's Your Baby Now" (live)

7"

  1. "Boom, Like That"
  2. "Who's Your Baby Now" (live)

References

  1. ^ "MARK KNOPFLER full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

Externla links

  • Boom, Like That at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2016.


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