Bomber (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Bomber


Artist = Motörhead
from Album = Bomber
B-side = "Over the Top"
Released = December 1, 1979
Format = 7"
Recorded = July 7 – August 31, 1979
Roundhouse Studios
Olympic Studios
Genre = Heavy Metal
Length = 3:43
Label = Bronze Records/EMI
Writer = Eddie Clarke
Ian Kilmister
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor
Producer = Jimmy Miller
Last single = "No Class"
(1979)
This single = "Bomber"
(1979)
Next single = "Ace of Spades"
(1980)

"Bomber" is a song by the heavy metal band Motörhead. It was released in the UK in 1979 by Bronze Records as a 7" vinyl single with the first 20,000 copies pressed in blue vinyl and thereafter in black, and with the previously unreleased "Over the Top" as a B-side. The single was released to coincide with the release of the "Bomber" album, on which it features, and reached number 34 in the UK singles chart. The song also makes an appearance on the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" EP (played by Girlschool), "The Best of Motörhead", "No Remorse", and "Stone Deaf Forever!". Live versions appear on the band's albums "No Sleep 'til Hammersmith", "Everything Louder than Everyone Else", "Live At Brixton Academy" and ""; and on the video releases "The Birthday Party", "25 & Alive Boneshaker" and "The Best of Motörhead".

ingle track listing

#"Bomber" (Ian Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor) - 3:45
#"Over the Top" (Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor) - 3:12

Credits

*Fast Eddie Clarke – Guitars, vocals
*Philthy Animal Taylor – Drums
*Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – Bass, lead vocals

External links

* [http://www.imotorhead.com/discography/albums5.htm Sample of a live version of the song at the Motörhead Official Site] (RealPlayer required).