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My Perfect Cousin
1980 single by The Undertones
"My Perfect Cousin" is a song by Northern Irish punk rock band the Undertones. The song – inspired by an actual cousin of one of the band members[1] – was written during the summer of 1979 and recorded at Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum in December 1979.[2]
"My Perfect Cousin" was the first of two singles to be released from the band's Hypnotised LP (the second being "Wednesday Week"), and was released on 28 March 1980.[3] The single reached number 9 in both the UK Singles Chart[4] and Irish Singles Chart, making the song the band's only top 10 single.[5]
"My Perfect Cousin" was voted number 30 in the 1980 NME singles of the year poll.[6]