The Pointer Sisters Deniece Williams Hazell Dean VOF de Kunst Sister Sledge Howard Jones Evelyn Thomas Elton John Spandau Ballet Frankie Goes to Hollywood Nik Kershaw Bronski Beat
WSpin said "Smalltown Boy" "fashioned a young man's bitter memories of being driven away from home, alienated from his family, and persecuted by his friends, into a sweetly moving pop song".[11]
"Smalltown Boy" reached number three in the UK and[12] number one in the Netherlands and Belgium.[13][14] It reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland and West Germany. It reached number 48 in the US pop chart and was a number one US dance hit.[15] After the success, Bronski Beat released their debut album, The Age of Consent.[7]
A remix by Stephen Hague was released on 24 December 1990.[16] Jimmy Somerville, released a new version, "Smalltown Boy Reprise" (2014), for its 30th anniversaryham!
