Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)

"Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"
Single by XTC
from the album Black Sea
Released October 1980
Format 7-inch vinyl
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Andy Partridge
Producer(s) Steve Lillywhite
XTC singles chronology
"Take This Town"
(1980)		 "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"
(1980)		 "Love at First Sight"
(1981)

"Take This Town"
(1980)		 "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"
(1980)		 "Love at First Sight"
(1981)
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"Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" is a song by the British band XTC. Released as the band's 12th single in December 1980, it charted in the UK singles chart at No. 16 on 21 February 1981,[1] being XTCs biggest single chart success to this date. The song also reached the Irish charts, peaking at No. 20.[2]

The band performed the song on Top of the Pops[3] and the Saturday morning show Multi-Coloured Swap Shop.[4] The tune itself was recorded at Townhouse Studios, London in June 1980. The 7" single is packed with a poster, showing a Sgt. Rock comic. The song is featured on the compilation albums Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982, The Compact XTC, and Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92.

Track listing

  1. "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" [single edit] (Andy Partridge) (3:36)
  2. "Living Through Another Cuba" (Andy Partridge)/"Generals And Majors" (Colin Moulding) [live medley] (7:52)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart 20
UK Singles Chart 16

References

  1. ↑ "XTC - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.fireballmedia.ie, Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group -. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ↑ TOTP from the 80s (8 November 2014). "XTC – Sgt Rock Is Going To Help Me (Studio, TOTP)". Retrieved 10 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ egidio sabbadini (10 April 2010). "XTC - Sgt. Rock-Multi-Coloured [S]wap Shop BBC1 Television 1981". Retrieved 10 December 2017 – via YouTube.
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