Released as the first cassette single ("cassingle") with the B-side left blank to encourage taping songs off the radio. Taping music illegally was termed "piracy" back then, so the band dressed up like actual pirates. Malcolm McLaren certainly knew how to stir up trouble and grab attention, but it's a great debut song as well - showing off all the band's strengths.
Released as the first cassette single ("cassingle") with the B-side left blank to encourage taping songs off the radio. Taping music illegally was termed "piracy" back then, so the band dressed up like actual pirates. Malcolm McLaren certainly knew how to stir up trouble and grab attention, but it's a great debut song as well - showing off all the band's strengths.