Kick Out the Jams (song)
| "Kick Out the Jams" | ||||
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 Cover of the 2009 American single | ||||
Single by MC5 | ||||
| from the album Kick Out the Jams | ||||
| B-side | "Motor City Is Burning" | |||
| Released | March 1969 (1969-03) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
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| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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Kick Out the Jams is a song by MC5, released as a single in March 1969 by Elektra Records.
Contents
1 Formats and track listing
2 Personnel
3 Release
4 Charts
5 Release history
6 References
7 External links
Formats and track listing
- US 7" single (EK-45648)
- "Kick Out the Jams" (Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner) – 2:37
- "Motor City Is Burning" (Fred "Sonic" Smith) – 4:30
Personnel
Adapted from the Kick Out the Jams liner notes.[4]
- Musicians
Michael Davis – bass guitar, backing vocals
Wayne Kramer – electric guitar, backing vocals
Fred "Sonic" Smith – electric guitar, backing vocals
Dennis Thompson – drums
Rob Tyner – lead vocals
- Production and additional personnel
Bruce Botnick – production, engineering
Jac Holzman – production
Release
The original release has the song begin "Kick out the jams motherfuckers!". For radio play, the line was censored to "Kick out the jams, brothers and sisters!".
Charts
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 82 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 1969 | Elektra | LP | EK-45648 |
References
^ Stiernberg, Bonnie. "The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time". Paste. Retrieved 15 May 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ SPIN Media LLC (October 2002). SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. p. 70. ISSN 0886-3032.
^ Dave Marsh; James Bernard (1 November 1994). New Book of Rock Lists. Simon and Schuster. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-671-78700-4.
^ Kick Out the Jams (sleeve). MC5. New York, New York: Elektra Records. 1969.
^ "MC5 - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
External links
- "Kick Out The Jams / Motor City Is Burning" at Discogs (list of releases)
