(i Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea -

Costello wrote the song in the mid-1970s while working as a computer programmer, often sneaking his guitar into the office late at night. Its creation was influenced by several factors:

: The lyrics were partly inspired by 1960s films set in London, specifically the 1967 film Smashing Time . (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea

The track is renowned for the tight, aggressive interplay of the Attractions, who recorded the basic tracks for This Year's Model in a single afternoon. Costello wrote the song in the mid-1970s while

is a seminal new wave song by Elvis Costello and the Attractions, released in March 1978 as the debut single from his second studio album, This Year's Model . It peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and is celebrated for its jagged, high-energy delivery and complex lyrical themes. Origin and Inspiration is a seminal new wave song by Elvis

: Costello has described the track as a "satire" on the hedonism and superficiality of the Chelsea social scene. Musical Characteristics