Beat Surrender

It became the band's fourth #1 UK single for two weeks in December 1982. The 7" was backed by the B-side "Shopping". A double 7" and 12" single version was available with additional studio cover versions of The Chi-Lites' "Stoned Out Of My Mind", Curtis Mayfield's classic "Move On Up", and Edwin Starr's "War".

The song hinted at the more soul-based style to come with Paul Weller's next band, The Style Council.

It was not included on any of the band's six studio albums. In the U.S., it appeared on the five-track EP, Beat Surrender (Polydor 810751), which peaked at #171 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

The decision for the Jam's final single was between "Beat Surrender", "Doctor Love*" (which Weller wrote but instead gave to Bananarama for their album Deep Sea Skiving) and "A Solid Bond In Your Heart", later a Style Council single in 1983. The Jam's version of "A Solid Bond In Your Heart" was not released until 1992 on the Extras album, although Rick Buckler, the Jam's drummer, claimed that the Style Council had pinched his original drum track recording.

Dr. Love was also recorded by Tracey Young, a singer on Paul Weller's respond label, for her Album, 'Far From the Hurting Kind. Weller was credited on the LP as Jake Fluckery, a pseudonym that Weller used on more than one occasion, even on his own Style Council records. Most noticebly on the 'Spring, Summer, Autumn. track on the 12" version of 'My Ever Chaniging Moods.'

The Sleeve (Bag) for the Single, including the 12" and the Double Single Pack featured Gill Price, Weller's girlfriend at the time.

"Beat Surrender" was previewed live on the first ever episode on The Tube, a live music show broadcast on Channel 4, on 5 November 1982.

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Preceded by "I Don't Wanna Dance" by Eddy Grant	UK number one single 4 December 1982 - 18 December 1982	Succeeded by "Save Your Love" by Renée and Renato

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Paul Weller Bruce Foxton Rick Buckler Steve Brookes

Studio albums	In the City This Is the Modern World All Mod Cons Setting Sons Sound Affects The Gift

Live albums	Dig the New Breed Live Jam The Jam at the BBC

Compilations	Snap! Greatest Hits Extras Collection Direction Reaction Creation The Very Best of The Jam Beat Surrender 45 rpm: The Singles, 1977-1979 45 rpm: The Singles, 1980–1982 The Sound of the Jam

Singles	"In the City" "All Around the World" "The Modern World" "News of the World" "David Watts" / "'A' Bomb In Wardour Street" "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" "Strange Town" "When You're Young" "The Eton Rifles" "Going Underground" / "Dreams of Children" "Start!" "That's Entertainment" "Funeral Pyre" "Absolute Beginners" "Town Called Malice" / "Precious" "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" "Beat Surrender"

Related articles	Discography Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam Mod revival Polydor Records The Style Council The Merton Parkas Vic Coppersmith-Heaven

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