| Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Stranglers |
| Album: | The Raven |
| B-Side: | Yellowcake UF6 |
| Released: | 3 October 1979 (UK) |
| Genre: | Punk rock, post-punk |
| Length: | 3:33 |
| Label: | United Artists |
| Producer: | Alan Winstanley The Stranglers |
| Prev Title: | Duchess (The Stranglers song) |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Bear Cage |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
"Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" is a 1979 single by British band The Stranglers. The second single from their album The Raven, it peaked at No. 36 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Hugh Cornwell stated in Song by Song that the song was written about the then Premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It also makes references to gerrymandering, and genetic mutation in animals.[2]
It was later released on the compilation Singles (The UA Years), with a live recordings on Live at the Apollo 2010, All Live and All of the Night and Saturday Night, Sunday Morning.