- Eat the Rich (Aerosmith song)
Infobox Single
Name = Eat the Rich
Artist =Aerosmith
from Album =Get a Grip
Released = 1993
Format = Cassette,CD
Recorded = 1993
Genre =Hard rock
Length = 4:10
Label = Geffen
Writer =Steven Tyler , Joe Perry,Jim Vallance
Producer =Bruce Fairbairn
Chart position = * #5 (U.S.Mainstream Rock Tracks )
* #34 (UK)
Last single = "Sweet Emotion "
(re-issue 1991)
This single = "Eat the Rich"
(1993)
Next single = "Livin' on the Edge "
(1993)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single
Cover size =
Lower caption = "Eat the Rich" is a song performed by Americanhard rock bandAerosmith . It was written bySteven Tyler , Joe Perry, andJim Vallance . It was released as the first single from the band's 1993 album "Get a Grip ". The song didn't chart on theBillboard Hot 100 , but it did experience success on rock radio, peaking at #5 on theMainstream Rock Tracks chart. In the UK, the song peaked at #34. The band's next four singles and correlating videos, however, were able to garner more mainstream success for the album.A fan favorite
The song quickly became a fan favorite, despite not having much mainstream success, and drew a rousing reaction from crowds when it was used as the band's opening song on the Get a Grip Tour. The band has played the song several times on their recent tour, the
Route of All Evil Tour , despite being generally limited to a 13-song setlist.The song was featured on the band's
1994 Geffen Records -eragreatest hits album "Big Ones " as well as the first song on the live double-album "A Little South of Sanity ".ong structure
The song features a heavy drum beat by
Joey Kramer and clear, well-defined guitar parts by Joe Perry andBrad Whitford , as well as a strong bass groove by Tom Hamilton, and emotional lyrics delivered bySteven Tyler .Video
The music video, which can only be seen on the band's compilation video "
Big Ones You Can Look At ", features footage of the band recording parts of the song in the studio, as well as odd-ball occurrences such as eyeballs, bones, and other things which may suggest the cannibalistic undertones of the song.Other
In addition to "Amazing," "Eat the Rich" is featured on Tecmo's "
Dead or Alive 4 " video game.Also it was one of the looped songs on
Revolution X Aerosmith's game byMidway Games .References
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