Underwater World (song)

"Underwater World" is single released in 1984 by the Finnish rock and glam punk band Hanoi Rocks. "Underwater World" is from the band's US-breakthrough album Two Steps From The Move, and was released as a single and as an EP in August 1984 in Finland and in November in the UK.

The song was recorded with the rest of the album at the Record Plant in New York and finished at the Phase One studio in Toronto. The band's guitarist and primary songwriter Andy McCoy described the song in August 1984 in the Finnish music magazine Soundi: "What could i say about it? It's a cool song, it swings. I don't want to say anything about the lyrics. Everybody can have their own interpretation". Later the band Guns N' Roses took the title of their hit song, "Welcome to the Jungle" from "Underwater World's" chorus where Michael Monroe sings: "Welcome to the ocean. Welcome to the sea. Welcome to the jungle. Deep inside of me.".

The song "Shakes" was recorded in the same sessions as the whole Two Steps From The Move album and was produced by the album's producer Bob Ezrin. The song was still left off the album, but it was featured on multiple compilations. "Magic Carpet Ride" was also left out of the album but was included on the remastered CD-version and on a Finnish compilation. "Oil And Gasoline" was produced by McCoy, Monroe and Gregg Brown, who was also the second producer on "Magic Carpet Ride". Brown also played bass on "Oil And Gasoline". Monroe, McCoy and Browne were the only ones playing on "Oil And Gasoline".

Track listing

7" single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Underwater World"	Andy McCoy	5:17
2.	"Shakes"	Andy McCoy	3:24

12" single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Underwater World"	Andy McCoy	5:17
2.	"Shakes"	Andy McCoy	3:24
3.	"Magic Carpet Ride"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	4:30

EP
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Underwater World"	Andy McCoy	5:17
2.	"Oil & Gasoline"	Andy McCoy, Gregg Brown	4:05
3.	"Shakes"	Andy McCoy	3:24
4.	"Magic Carpet Ride"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	4:30

Personnel

Michael Monroe - Lead vocals, saxophone
Andy McCoy - Lead guitar, backing vocals
Nasty Suicide - Rhythm guitar
Sam Yaffa - Bass
Razzle - Drums
Gregg Brown - Bass on "Oil And Gasoline"

Hanoi Rocks

Michael Monroe Andy McCoy Conny Bloom Andy Christell George Atlagic Nasty Suicide Sami Yaffa Stefan Piesnack Gyp Casino Terry Chimes Timo Kaltio Razzle Jesu Hämäläinen Nedo René Berg Peki Sirola Costello Hautamäki Timpa Stevie Klasson Lacu

Studio albums	Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks Oriental Beat Self Destruction Blues Back to Mystery City Two Steps from the Move Twelve Shots on the Rocks Another Hostile Takeover Street Poetry

Live albums	All Those Wasted Years Rock & Roll Divorce

Compilations	The Best of Hanoi Rocks Dead By Christmas The Collection Tracks From A Broken Dream Lean On Me Decadent, Dangerous, Delicious Hanoi Rocks Up Around The Bend...The Definitive Collection This One's for Rock'n'roll – The Best of Hanoi Rocks 1980–2008

Singles and EPs	"I Want You" "Tragedy" "Desperados" "Dead By X-Mas" "Love's An Injection" "Malibu Beach Nightmare" "Until I Get You" "Up Around the Bend" "Underwater World" "Don't You Ever Leave Me" "People Like Me" "A Day Late, A Dollar Short" "Keep Our Fire Burning" "Back In Yer Face" "Fashion" "This One's For Rock'n'Roll" "Teenage Revolution"

Other songs	"Oriental Beat" "Million Miles Away"

Videos and DVDs	All Those Wasted Years The Nottingham Tapes Buried Alive

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