Tracklist

1	Accidents Will Happen	3:01
2	Senior Service	2:18
3	Oliver's Army	2:59
4	Big Boys	2:55
5	Green Shirt	2:42
6	Party Girl	3:21
7	Goon Squad	3:14
8	Busy Bodies	3:34
9	Sunday's Best	3:22
10	Moods For Moderns	2:48
11	Chemistry Class	2:54
12	Two Little Hitlers	3:11
13	(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?	3:32

Credits

• Bass – Bruce Thomas
• Drums – Pete Thomas
• Engineer – Roger Bechirian
• Guitar, Vocals – Elvis Costello
• Keyboards – Steve Nieve
• Mastered By – Dan Hersch
• Producer – Nick Lowe
• Written-By – Elvis Costello (tracks: 1 to 12), Nick Lowe (tracks: 13)

Notes

Digipak.

Recorded at Eden Studios, London, Uk, August-September 1978.
Mastered at DigiPrep, Los Angeles, CA.

Armed Forces was fist issued as Radar RAD 14 (UK) and as Columbia JC 35709 (US), January 1979.
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? was first issued as the B-side of the Nick Lowe Single American Squirm, Radar ADA 26 (UK), credited to Nick Lowe And His Sound. The track did not appear on the UK release of the album.

All songs published by BMG Publishing (UK), except (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? (c) 1974, (c) 1982 Plangent Visions Music, Inc (ASCAP), 27 Noel Street, London W1F 8GZ UK.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 02517 26081 8
• Matrix / Runout: MOS1 A9 SPM B000863002-2 AH01
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L247
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U9I

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RAD 14	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Armed Forces ‎(LP, Album, Fol + 7", EP)	Radar Records	RAD 14	UK	1979
208767, RAD 14	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Armed Forces ‎(LP, Album)	WEA, Radar Records	208767, RAD 14	Argentina	1979
RCD 20273	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Armed Forces ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Club)	Rykodisc	RCD 20273	US	1993
S 90.110	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Armed Forces ‎(LP, Album)	Radar Records	S 90.110	Spain	1979
1R1 6944	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Armed Forces ‎(Reel, Album, 4 T)	Columbia	1R1 6944	US	1979