Motorhead (live)

Infobox Single
Name = Motorhead


Artist = Motörhead
from Album = No Sleep 'til Hammersmith
B-side = Over the Top (live)
Released = 1981
Format = 7"
Recorded = 1981
Genre = Heavy Metal
Length = 4:43
Label = Bronze Records
Writer = Lemmy Kilmister
Producer = Vic Maile
Certification =
Chart position = * #6 (U.K. Singles)
Last single = "Ace of Spades"
(1980)
This single = "Motorhead"
(1981)
Next single = "Iron Fist"
(1982)"Motorhead (live)" is a single by Motörhead, performing their eponymous song live. It was released as a 7" vinyl single in 1981 and fared much better than the original single, Motorhead, reaching #6 in the UK Singles Charts.

The single uses recordings made on Motörhead's 1981 four day tour, from March 27 to March 30, "The Short, Sharp, Pain In The Neck Tour". The title song appears on the album "No Sleep 'til Hammersmith".Burridge, Alan "Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motorhead" Published: 1995, Collector's Guide Publishing ISBN 0-9695736-2-6. Section reference for Special Releases.]

On July 9, 1981 the band appeared on the BBC TV Top of the Pops show, supporting the release of this single.

The title track has also been featured on unofficial releases, such as the 1993 Castle Communications double album compilation, "All the Aces", and Deadline Music's 1999 "Golden Years - The Alternate Versions", which was released under licence from Receiver Records.

ingle track listing

# "Motorhead" (Lemmy Kilmister)
# "Over the Top" (Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor)

pecial Releases

Bronze Records released a 7" picture disc, the A-side has the same picture as the cover and the B-side has a white Motörhead logo on black. They also released a promotional 12" vinyl single in the USA, with the album's "No Class" track as its B-side.

Credits

* Guitars, vocals - Fast Eddie Clarke
* Drums - Philthy Animal Taylor
* Bass, lead vocals - Lemmy

References