Start!

"Start!" is the eleventh UK single release by the band The Jam and their second number-one, following "Going Underground"/"Dreams of Children".^[1] Upon its release on 15 August 1980, it debuted at number three, and two weeks later reached number one for one week.^[2] Written by Paul Weller and produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and The Jam, "Start!" was the lead single from the band's fifth album Sound Affects. The single's B-side is "Liza Radley".

"Start!" is based on both the main guitar riff and bass riff of the Beatles' 1966 song "Taxman" from the album Revolver, written by George Harrison.^[3] Likewise, The Jam's "Dreams of Children" had featured the same "Taxman" bassline, played then as a lead guitar riff.

The album version of the song runs at 2:30 and features trumpets in the final section. The single version, also featured on the Snap! compilation, is edited and slightly remixed, and omits the trumpets.

Other versions and sampling

Beastie Boys covered the song on their 1999 single, "Alive".

808 State sampled the song on their 1993 single, "10 X 10".

Bibliography

Martin Roach (ed) (2008) The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles, Virgin Books, London.

References

↑ Martin Roach (ed) (2008) The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles, Virgin Books, London
↑ "Jam - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
↑ "Music – Review of The Jam – Sound Affects". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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Preceded by "Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie	UK number-one single 6 September 1980 – 12 September 1980	Succeeded by "Feels Like I'm in Love" by Kelly Marie

The Jam
Paul Weller Rick Buckler Bruce Foxton Steve Brookes Dave Waller
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 Fire And Skill - The Jam Live
Compilations	Snap! Greatest Hits Extras Collection Direction Reaction Creation The Very Best of The Jam 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" "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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