Smash It Up

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"Smash It Up"
Single by The Damned
From the album Machine Gun Etiquette
B-side	"Burglar"
Released	September 28 1979
Format	7" single
Recorded	1979
Genre	Punk/Rock
Length	2:53
Label	Chiswick CHIS 116
Producer	Roger Armstrong, The Damned
Chart positions	#35 (UK)
The Damned singles chronology
"Love Song" (1979)	"Smash It Up" (1979)	"I Just Can't Be Happy Today" (1979)

Smash It Up was a single by British punk rock band The Damned.

The single was the second release from the band's Machine Gun Etiquette album, where it was listed as "Smash It Up (Part II)". The single was banned from Radio 1's playlist because of its perceived anarchic lyrics, stalling at #35 in the singles chart.

Chiswick reissued the single on their budget Big Beat imprint in February 1982. In November 2004, Ace Records issued the single on CD, with alternate versions of the song (including the previously unreleased 3rd and 4th parts of "Smash It Up") and a video, directed by Martin Baker, added.

In 1995, The Offspring covered the track for the soundtrack of the film Batman Forever and it was also released as a single.

The single was also issued in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.

The song has appeared in the console-based game Driver: Parallel Lines as a track in the 1978 era.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Smash It Up" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) - 2:52
2. "Burglar" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) - 3:33

2004 CD release: -

1. "Smash It Up" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) - 2:52
2. "Burglar" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) - 3:33
3. "Smash It Up Parts 1-4" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) - 8:43

[edit] Production credits

• Producers:
  • Roger Armstrong
  • The Damned

• Musicians:
  • Dave Vanian: Vocals
  • Captain Sensible: Guitar
  • Rat Scabies: Drums
  • Algy Ward: Bass