Eat the Rich (Motörhead song)

Infobox Single
Name = Eat the Rich


Artist = Motörhead
from Album = Rock 'n' Roll
B-side = Cradle to the Grave/Just 'cos You Got the Power (12" only)
Released = 1987
Format = 7"
12"
Recorded = 1987
Master Rock Studios
Redwood, London, UK
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 4:36
Label = GWR
Writer = Phil Campbell
Würzel
Lemmy
Phil Taylor
Producer = Motörhead
Guy Bidmead
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Deaf Forever"
(1986)
This single = "Eat the Rich"
(1987)
Next single = "Ace of Spades (live)"
(1988)"Eat the Rich" is a song by the heavy metal band Motörhead. It was released as a single in 1987, in 7" and 12" vinyl pressings. It is covered with (B-side's) "Cradle to the Grave", the 12" vinyls have a bonus track "Just 'Cos You Got The Power".

The title song is taken from the "Rock 'n' Roll" album and was used in Peter Richardson's 1987 film "Eat the Rich", starring the regular cast of The Comic Strip.

The Dutch single released by Roadrunner Records took the title track of the album as the A-side in place of "Eat The Rich", keeping "Cradle to the Grave" as the B-side. The sleeve used the artwork on the album cover, [cite journal |quotes= |last=Burridge |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan Burridge (writer) |coauthors=Mick Stevenson |year=1993 |month=July |title=Motörhead |journal=Record Collector |volume= |issue=167 |pages=72 and 75 |id= |url= |accessdate= ] both sleeve designs were created by Joe Petagno.

The chorus from the song is as follows::"C'mon baby, eat the rich:"Put the bite on that son of a bitch

ingle track listing

All tracks written by Lemmy, Würzel, Phil Campbell, Phil Taylor

7"

# "Eat the Rich"
# "Cradle to the Grave"

12"

# "Eat the Rich"
# "Cradle to the Grave"
# "Just 'cos You Got the Power"

Credits

* Guitars - Phil Campbell and Würzel
* Drums - Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor
* Bass, lead vocals - Lemmy
* Produced by - Motörhead and Guy Bidmead
* Originally recorded by Bill Laswell & Jason Corsaro, remixed by Guy Bidmead

References