Leaving Here (Motörhead song)

Infobox Single
Name = Leaving Here


Artist = Motörhead
from Album =
B-side = "White Line Fever"
Released = 1977
Format = 7"
Recorded = Peeble Beach Studio,
Worthing, England
1977
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 3:20
Label = Stiff Records
Writer = Brian Holland
Lamont Dozier
Eddie Holland
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single =
This single = "Leaving Here"
(1977)
Next single = "Motorhead"
(1977)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Single


Lower caption = 1977 Blitz Records (Sweden) release

"Leaving Here" is the debut single from English heavy metal band Motörhead. Despite "Leaving Here" being their first single, only Lemmy remained from the band's original line-up.

On April 28, 1979, Motörhead founder Lemmy was interviewed by John Tobler on BBC Radio 1's "Rock On Saturday" show, "Motorhead", "Leaving Here" and "Limb from Limb" were played.

The recording was inspired by The Birds' 1965 cover version of Eddie Holland's "Leaving Here". Lemmy was a great fan of the band.

Releases

The band had originally recorded a version of this song for their debut album "On Parole", but unsure of its commercial viability their record company United Artists, to whom they were still under contract, were refusing to issue it. Jake Riviera of Stiff Records, a casual acquaintance of Lemmy's, offered to release a new single from the band. No official deals were made, the band paid for the studio time whilst Riviera paid all other expenses. The single was scheduled for release with catalogue number BUY9 when United Artists intervened forcing Stiff to shelve its distribution.

The single was issued in France (on Skydog Records, MH001, black on white sleeve) and Sweden (on Blitz Records, MH001, purple on white sleeve) with some copies being imported into the UK. [cite journal |quotes= |last=Burridge |first=Alan |authorlink= |coauthors=Mick Stevenson |year=1993 |month=July |title=Motörhead |journal=Record Collector |volume= |issue=167 |pages=72 |id= |url= |accessdate= ] The tracks were included on two 1977 Stiff compilation albums, "A Bunch of Stiff Records" (SEEZ2,1/April/1977) contained "White Line Fever", and "Hits Greatest Stiffs" (FIST1,16/September/1977) contained "Leavin' Here". The single did eventually see a release as part of a box set of Stiff's first ten singles, limited to 5000 in 1979.cite journal |quotes= |last=Burridge |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan Burridge (writer) |coauthors= |year=1991 |month=April |title=Motörhead |journal=Record Collector |volume= |issue=140 |pages=17|id= |url= |accessdate= ] Both tracks are currently available on the "Stone Deaf Forever!" CD box set.

A live version of "Leaving Here" was issued in 1980 as the lead track on "The Golden Years" EP, reaching #8 in the UK singles chart. "White Line Fever" was re-recorded for their 1977 debut album release "Motörhead".

ingle track listing

# "Leaving Here" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) - 3:20
# "White Line Fever" (Eddie Clarke, Ian Kilmister, Phil Taylor) - 3:00

Credits

* Fast Eddie Clarke – Guitars, vocals
* Philthy Animal Taylor – Drums
* Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – Bass, lead vocals

References