All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)

All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)

The Clash

“All the Young Punks” is the tenth and final track on The Clash’s 1978 album Give ‘Em Enough Rope.

The original American issue of the album retitled “All the Young Punks” to “That’s No Way to Spend Your Youth”. This was revised on later editions.

The song tells the story of The Clash’s formation. As with “Clash City Rockers” and “Four Horseman,” which would appear on the group’s next album, London Calling, it’s an example of the band getting self-referential and building its own mythology.