Kick Out the Jams (song)

"Kick Out the Jams"
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"
Recorded
Genre
Length 2:37
Label Elektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
MC5 singles chronology
"Tonight"
(1969)		 "Kick Out the Jams"
(1969)		 "Shakin' Street"
(1970)

"Tonight"
(1969)		 "Kick Out the Jams"
(1969)		 "Shakin' Street"
(1970)

Kick Out the Jams is a song by MC5, released as a single in March 1969 by Elektra Records.

Formats and track listing

US 7" single (EK-45648)
  1. "Kick Out the Jams" (Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner) – 2:37
  2. "Motor City Is Burning" (Fred "Sonic" Smith) – 4:30

Personnel

Adapted from the Kick Out the Jams liner notes.[4]

Musicians
Production and additional personnel

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
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 82

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1969 Elektra LP EK-45648

References

  1. ↑ Stiernberg, Bonnie. "The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time". Paste. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ↑ SPIN Media LLC (October 2002). SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. p. 70. ISSN 0886-3032.
  3. ↑ Dave Marsh; James Bernard (1 November 1994). New Book of Rock Lists. Simon and Schuster. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-671-78700-4.
  4. ↑ Kick Out the Jams (sleeve). MC5. New York, New York: Elektra Records. 1969.
  5. ↑ "MC5 - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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