Never Fight a Man with a Perm
| "Never Fight a Man with a Perm" | ||||
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| Single by Idles | ||||
| from the album Joy as an Act of Resistance | ||||
| Released | 2 September 2018 | |||
| Recorded | August–October 2017 | |||
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| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | Partisan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Idles | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
The music video single cover. | ||||
"Never Fight a Man with a Perm" is a song by British rock band Idles. It is the fifth single from their second album, Joy as an Act of Resistance. The track was released as a single for streaming on 2 September 2018 through the band's YouTube channel.
Lyrically, the song has been described as a critique of toxic masculinity and a rallying cry for men to address the dangers of toxic masculinity and what it really means to be a man. Joe Talbot, the lead singer of the band, has described the song as a critique of masculinity, as well as a personal exposure to his past behaviour when he was younger and involved in fights and such scenes.