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"Neat Neat Neat" is the second single by English punk rock band the Damned,[1][2] released on 18 February 1977 by Stiff Records, simultaneously with their debut studio album Damned Damned Damned.
| "Neat Neat Neat" | ||||
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 Cover of the 1977 UK single | ||||
| Single by The Damned | ||||
| from the album Damned Damned Damned | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 18 February 1977 | |||
| Recorded | January 1977 | |||
| Studio | Pathway, London | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Stiff | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian James | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Lowe | |||
| The Damned singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio sample | ||||
"Neat Neat Neat" | ||||
The single was reissued in Stiff's Damned 4 Pack mail-order set. A CD version was issued in the Stiff Singles 1976-1977 box set by Castle Music in 2003.
The single was also issued in Australia, Ireland, Japan (on Island Records) and New Zealand.
In 2005, Stylus Magazine ranked the song's bassline at No. 33 in their list of the "Top 50 Basslines of All Time".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Neat Neat Neat" (James) - 2:44
- "Stab Yor Back" (Scabies) - 1:01
- "Singalonga Scabies" (Scabies) - 1:00
In other media
edit- This song was featured in the video game True Crime: New York City.
- The song can be heard playing on the jukebox in the 2008 season 19 The Simpsons episode, "Love, Springfieldian Style", in the third segment, "Sid and Nancy" (a re-imagining of the 1986 film of the same name), just before a character played by Martin Prince (Russi Taylor) changes it to the Bay City Rollers' "Saturday Night".
- The song appeared in the 2017 film Baby Driver as the soundtrack to a heist and chase.
- The song appeared in "Cherry", a 2019 season 1 episode of Amazon Prime's The Boys.
Covers
edit- Elvis Costello and the Attractions covered the song. Their version originally appeared as the B-side on a 7" single included with early pressings of 1978's This Year's Model, and was later included as a bonus track on Rhino's 2002 CD reissue of that album.
- Melt-Banana covered the song in the pregap before the first track on the CD version of 1998's Charlie.
- For 5 shows during their World Contamination Tour in 2011, My Chemical Romance covered the song.
Production credits
editReferences
edit- ^ Bradley, Michael (15 March 2016). "The 10 best punk rock singles, by The Undertones' Michael Bradley". TeamRock. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. The Damned - Neat Neat Neat at AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Stylus Magazine's Top 50 Basslines Of All Time - Article". Stylus Magazine. 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
External links
edit- "Neat Neat Neat" at Discogs (list of releases)
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