Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra song)
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| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||
| from the album On The Third Day | ||
| B-side(s) | "In Old England Town" | |
| Released | 1973 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1973 Air Studios | |
| Genre | Classic rock | |
| Length | 4:11 | |
| Label | Harvest Records United Artists (USA) |
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| Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |
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| Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology | ||
| "Roll Over Beethoven" (1973) |
" Showdown" (1973) |
"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (1974) |
| Flashback track listing | ||
| "10538 Overture" (1) |
"Showdown" (2) |
"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (3) |
Showdown is a song recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra
Lifted from the album On The Third Day 1973. A change of pace with this record which had a funkier backbeat and was a favorite record of John Lennon's at the time ,Dubbing them Son of Beatles. In the UK It was available as a single only and did not feature on the running order of the album On The Third Day .This was the last contemporary recording by ELO to be released on the Harvest label.
In the 1996 comedy movie Kingpin, the song was used as background music during a one-on-one bowling tournament. Also that year the rock band Asia covered the track.
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