Things You Never Knew About Blondie

The band name Blondie came from the catcalls Harry used to receive from men in passing cars.

The band’s first record deal came in early 1976 with Private Stock Records. Their first single, ‘X-Offender’, was released that June, with their self-titled debut album out that December.

Blondie’s first commercial success came in Australia in 1977, when a music television program ‘Countdown’ accidentally played the band’s video for ‘In the Flesh’, which was the B-side of the single ‘X-Offender’. The band have cited this as the initial source for their success.