| Switch Board Susan | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Nick Lowe |
| Album: | Labour of Lust |
| B-Side: | Basing Street |
| Released: | October 1979 |
| Genre: | Rock music |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Nick Lowe |
| Prev Title: | Cruel to Be Kind |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"Switchboard Susan" is a song written by Mickey Jupp[1] and recorded by Nick Lowe for his 1979 album, Labour of Lust. The song was produced by Lowe.[2]
Jupp originally wrote the song for his album Juppanese, which Lowe was producing. Jupp disliked the backing track that Lowe's band Rockpile produced for the song, calling it "shit from top to bottom" according to Lowe.[3] Lowe received Jupp's permission to take the song for himself. He recalled:
"Switchboard Susan" was released as a single in North America only. The follow-up to Lowe's biggest chart hit "Cruel to Be Kind", the single reached number 81 Canada[4] and number 107 on the US pop chart.[5]