Clampdown

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"Clampdown" is a politically charged punk rock song by The Clash, featured on their landmark 1979 album *London Calling*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album London Calling NERFINISHED
artist The Clash NERFINISHED
composer Mick Jones NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception widely acclaimed
describedAs landmark track on London Calling
politically charged punk rock song
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
vocals
featuresPerformer Joe Strummer NERFINISHED
Mick Jones NERFINISHED
Paul Simonon NERFINISHED
Topper Headon NERFINISHED
followedBy The Guns of Brixton NERFINISHED
follows Lost in the Supermarket NERFINISHED
genre post-punk
punk rock
hasChorusLyric Let fury have the hour, anger can be power
You grow up and you calm down
hasLength 3:49
hasLiveVersionOn From Here to Eternity: Live NERFINISHED
hasLyricalTheme anti-authoritarianism
conformity
critique of capitalism
politics
workplace oppression
hasMusicalKey E major
hasNotablePerformance The Clash live shows 1979–1982
hasTempo fast
includedInPublication London Calling (double album) NERFINISHED
isOnSide B
language English
partOf London Calling NERFINISHED
performer The Clash NERFINISHED
precededBy Lost in the Supermarket NERFINISHED
producer Guy Stevens NERFINISHED
The Clash NERFINISHED
recordedAt Wessex Sound Studios NERFINISHED
recordingYear 1979
recordLabel CBS Records NERFINISHED
Epic Records
releaseDate 1979-12-14
releaseYear 1979
writer Joe Strummer NERFINISHED
Mick Jones NERFINISHED

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The Clash notableSong Clampdown