Divinyls formed in 1980, fronted by lead singer
Christina Amphlett. After scoring several gigs in pubs and clubs, the group was discovered by Australian film director
Ken Cameron, who was in the midst of making the movie
Monkey Grip, based on
the novel of the same name by
Helen Garner. That discovery led to Divinyls providing the entire soundtrack for the film, and also resulted in Amphlett getting a supporting role, playing a temperamental rock singer, based on herself. "Boys in Town", from the soundtrack, was released as the band's debut single, and garnered commercial success, reaching the top ten on the Australian singles chart. It was the first song that Amphlett and McEntee had written together. When Divinyls released their debut studio album
Desperate in 1983, four of the songs from the
Monkey Grip soundtrack were included, in particular "Boys in Town". However, "Boys in Town", and the other songs previously seen on
Monkey Grip, were omitted from Australian release of
Desperate. "Boys in Town" was also released in Canada on the
K-tel compilation album entitled ''Rock '83''. ==Reception==