This
song was released by the group Madness in 1982 and reached No. 1 in the UK
charts, which would be the only time they achieved that position.The song is the story of a boy who
reaches his 16th birthday and wants to buy a packet of condoms
as he has reached the age of consent now.He goes into a chemist's shop/pharmacy but with his use
of slang such as "box of balloons" the assistant thinks he wants
things for a party and directs him to a shop called "House of
Fun" further down the road.The inspiration for this song was taken from a particular scene in
the movie Summer of '42 and it has been featured in the TV series The
Young Ones.The UK 45 was
released with the song "Don't Look Back" on the B-Side and it
features on the 1982 album Complete Madness.
