bo ys ▁were ▁a ▁Scottish ▁power ▁pop ▁band , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁Scotland , ▁originally ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁ ▁of ▁Bad ger . ▁ ▁Career ▁The ▁band ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁single , ▁" The ▁Sh ape ▁of ▁Things ▁to ▁Come ", ▁which ▁entered ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁track ▁spent ▁eight ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁chart , ▁reaching ▁number ▁ 4 5 . ▁This ▁secured ▁the ▁band ▁an ▁appearance ▁on ▁Top ▁of ▁the ▁P ops ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 9 ; ▁the ▁debut ▁show ▁for ▁host ▁Andy ▁Pe eb les . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁released ▁an ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁on ▁Robert ▁St ig wood ' s ▁R SO ▁label , ▁which ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Peter ▁Ker ▁( who ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁The ▁Mot ors , ▁and ▁Br am ▁T cha ik ov sky ). ▁ ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁any ▁other ▁UK ▁chart ▁hit ▁left ▁them ▁label led ▁as ▁one - hit ▁w onders . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁band ▁announced ▁on ▁their ▁Facebook ▁page ▁that ▁the ▁ten ▁tracks ▁they ▁had ▁recorded ▁for ▁a ▁follow - up ▁album , ▁but ▁which ▁remained ▁un re leased , ▁would ▁be ▁issued ▁on ▁CD ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁The ▁Lost ▁Album ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁record ▁label , ▁Pop ▁Det ect ive ▁Records . ▁The ▁album , ▁issued ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁that ▁year , ▁was