Return to studio in 1979

The band returned to the recording studio with Lange to produce a follow-up in 1979, while they embarked on a U.S. tour in support of the album with moderate success. The single ” I Don’t Like Mondays ” was released in July, also reached No. 1 in the UK. The song was written in response to a school shooting in California , and became a worldwide Top Ten hit, except for the United States. It was the band’s only song to reach the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was included in the band’s third album, The Fine Art of Surfacing released in November of that year. The album also contained ” Diamond Smiles ” and their next Top 10 hit in the UK, ” Someone’s Looking at You “.