Rat boy
Jordan Cardy (born 21 February 1996), known by his stage name Rat Boy, is a… Read Full Bio ↴Jordan Cardy (born 21 February 1996), known by his stage name Rat Boy, is an English musician from Chelmsford, Essex. He studied at Chelmer Valley High School in Chelmsford and went on to study Art at Colchester Institute. Despite being dyslexic, he began writing songs in his spare time, releasing songs on SoundCloud under the name "Rat Boy", a name given to him by his school friends who claimed he looked like a rat. After college Cardy was hired and subsequently fired from Wetherspoons, which provided inspiration for his first release on SoundCloud, The Mixtape.

He sent "The Mixtape" to various record companies and in response Drew McConnell (bassist for Babyshambles) arranged for Rat Boy to have a meeting with him, Cardy was subsequently signed to Parlophone in early 2015. In addition to this "The Mixtape" was featured in NME Magazine and played by radio stations including BBC Radio 1, Radio X and BBC Radio 6.

Rat Boy was added to the BBC Sound Of 2016 Longlist, an annual poll in which over 100 Music Specialists select artists they believe will be successful within the next 12 months. In December 2015, MTV released its Brand New for 2016, an annually released article and webseries containing artists to watch out for during the upcoming year. Rat Boy was shortlisted along with 10 other artists including Bonkaz, Jack Garratt and Rationale. He was also nominated for the Best New Artist 2016 by NME magazine, which he subsequently won, along with performing his single "Move" at the awards ceremony.

In April 2017, Cardy's song "Knock Knock" was sampled on Kendrick Lamar's song "Lust", taken from his fourth studio album, Damn. When he found out about the sample, he tweeted his appreciation for it.

On 11 August 2017 Rat Boy released his long-awaited debut album Scum. The album was initially released with 13 tracks, however a deluxe 25-track version was also released. The deluxe version included more than 15 minutes of skits, samples and interludes, as well as an extra song "Sad Sad" featuring fellow indie musician Mallory Merk. The album reached 15 in the uk album chart.

In December 2017, Cardy supported Liam Gallagher on his UK solo tour.

On 25 January 2019 Rat Boy released the studio album Internationally Unknown which was recorded in 2018.

Rat Boy featured on McFly's 2020 album, "Young Dumb Thrills" under a song of the same name.
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Rat boy Lyrics


''SIGN ON'' Different pubs, same name, kids out in the rain Drain on…
BOILING POINT Boiling Boiling Boiling Boiling We all had dreams When we w…
BRAVE NEW WORLD The world′s gonna crack from all these maniacs Terrorist att…
Carry On Grew up to battle in the work races Pick up your…
Chip On My Shoulder Yeah, woo La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la, la, la La, la-la-la, l…
Dad's Crashed Car I ain't ever going home, I crashed dad's car into…
Don't Hesitate Don't hesitate, don't hesitate, don't hesitate We're here ri…
EVERYDAY We work, work every single day Making money just to lose…
FAKE ID I tried getting past the bouncer, but I couldn't get…
Get Over It Doing time in my mind For another petty crime It's a sign Do…
I WANNA SKATE You want it now? (Uh-huh, uh-huh) I wanna wait You want a…
Ill Be Waiting You smile when you call me in the morning Though it's…
INTERNATIONALLY UNKNOWN I'm internationally unknown, I'm internationally unknown I'm…



Journey Tonight, we dance with our backs to the walls Because this…
KICKED OUTTA SCHOOL Kicked outta school for acting fools Kicked outta school for…
Knock Knock Knock Knock knock knock On my door, who could it be? Puffy jacket…
LAIDBACK Well, I didn't see it coming and you always kept…
Left 4 Dead Your debt just doubled in interest You know the rules Coming…
Move When you hear the groove that makes your head spin When…
My Name Is Rat Boy I switch, flip the beat up live My name is Rat…
NIGHT CREATURE I'm a night creature I don't sleep, I just creep I'm a…
Post Scum Interlude "Hey, this is Stevie, and that was scum, got some…
Revolution I was alright Till they took me off my medication Started sl…
Sad Sad When the lights go out I think I'm dreaming When nature's wi…
SCUM Kids hopping gates in public park gangs Tryna express themse…
Sign On Different pubs, same name, kids out in the rain Drain on…
Sirenz Interlude "Alright, this next one is a track all the kids…
Sportswear I've got a funny feeling in my stomach But that don't…
STEVIES FIRST WIFE INTERLUDE Welcome back to SCUM radio This one takes me back to…
TRUMPTOWERS INTERLUDE "Thank you everyone who voted for me Didn't matter, it was…
TRUTH OF THE YOUTH We're the kids that your parents That your parents, that…
TURN ROUND M8 Bored of working through the racing days Don't fall through …
Wasteman Well oh well the government gambles The tower's in shambles …
WELCOME TO MY WORLD Hey this is Stevie and welcome to S.C.U.M radio, going…
Who I ain't your average sicko I'm dead, just like disco My bank…


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