<P> "I Don't Like Mondays" is a song by Irish band The Boomtown Rats that was a number one single in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks during the summer of 1979, and ranks as the sixth biggest British hit of 1979 . Written by Bob Geldof, it was the band's second number one single . </P> <P> The full length version appeared on the group's third album, The Fine Art of Surfacing . It includes a reprise of the first verse, which was edited for the single release . </P> <P> According to Geldof, he wrote the song after reading a telex report at Georgia State University's campus radio station, WRAS, on the shooting spree of 16 - year - old Brenda Ann Spencer, who fired at children in a school playground at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California, US on 29 January 1979, killing two adults and injuring eight children and one police officer . Spencer showed no remorse for her crime and her full explanation for her actions was "I don't like Mondays . This livens up the day". Geldof had been contacted by Steve Jobs to play a gig for Apple, inspiring' Silicon chip '. The song was first performed less than a month later . </P> <P> Geldof explained how he wrote the song: </P>

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