(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
| "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" | ||||
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| Single by The Stranglers | ||||
| from the album Rattus Norvegicus | ||||
| B-side | "London Lady" | |||
| Released | 28 January 1977 (UK) | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hugh Cornwell, Jean Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black | |||
| Producer(s) | Martin Rushent | |||
| The Stranglers singles chronology | ||||
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"Grip", or "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)", is a single by The Stranglers[1] from the album Rattus Norvegicus. The Stranglers' first single, it reached number 44 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song was written by Hugh Cornwell, and featured steel mill worker Eric Clarke on saxophone.[3] The first line of the lyrics references a "Morry Thou" or Morris 1000.
References[]
- ^ Dave Thompson London's Burning: True Adventures on the Front Lines of ... 2009 - Page 94 "The Stranglers were becoming popular. Their repertoire had settled down, rooting out the slower, softer songs, and going hell for leather with the aggressive grind. “Ugly,” “London Lady,” “Down in the Sewer,” “Bitchin',” “Grip.” Audiences ..."
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Cornwell and Drury 2001, pp. 33–34.
Categories:
- 1977 debut singles
- The Stranglers songs
- Song recordings produced by Martin Rushent
- 1977 songs
- United Artists Records singles
- Songs written by Hugh Cornwell
- Songs written by Dave Greenfield
- Songs written by Jet Black
- Songs written by Jean-Jacques Burnel
- Punk rock songs
- 1970s single stubs