UK London NANA7
Released: May 1983
UK chart position: 23

In the early 80's, it almost became trendy for music stars to grow a conscience and write songs motivated about poverty and famine. At this time, Bananarama were going through a "serious" phase in a vein attempt to prove that they were not "empty-headed bimbos". One of the singles that was spawned during this phase was Rough Justice which complained about injustices against children and innocent bystanders. The single was largely ignored by broadcasters and music press alike when it first charted on 26/5/84 and peaked at #23 after 7 weeks in UK charts (when released in Australia in August it failed to chart).

Written by: Sarah Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain
Produced by: Jolley & Swain
Published by: In A Bunch, J&S Music
Copyright owned by: London Records 1984
Source: Single (1984), Bananarama (1984), Greatest Hits Collection (1988), Bunch of Hits (1993), The Very Best Of Bananarama (2001)
Chart Peak: UK #23

Bananarama Versions

Rough Justice (Album Version) 5:04
Rough Justice (7" Single Version) 3:36
Rough Justice (12" Extended Dance Version) 5:20