Rat Trap (The Boomtown Rats) 1978 Nov 20, 2013 17:19:46 GMT -8 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by Lydia Purple on Nov 20, 2013 17:19:46 GMT -8 The Boomtown Rats topped the British chart for the first time with "Rat Trap". The song, which was hailed as 'the first New Wave no.1'.