| "Hammer the Hammer" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by The Go-Betweens | ||||
| A-side | "Hammer the Hammer" | |||
| B-side | "By Chance" | |||
| Released | June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | January 1982 A.A.V. Studios, Melbourne | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Grant McLennan[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Cohen | |||
| The Go-Betweens singles chronology | ||||
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"Hammer the Hammer" was released as a stand-alone single by Australian indie group The Go-Betweens. It was released as a 7" vinyl record on the Missing Link Records label in Australia in June 1982[2][3] and by Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom in July,[4][5] with "By Chance" as the B-side. Forster considered that "By Chance" was a personal break-through for him.[2] Pitchfork Media describes "By Chance" as sounding "more than a bit like the early Smiths.[6]
- ^ "'Hammer the Hammer' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 August 2015. Note: User may have to click on 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:', e.g. Hammer the Hammer; or at 'Performer:' The Go-Betweens.
- ^ a b "The Go-Betweens : Hammer The Hammer". Go-Betweens.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Walker, Clinton (1984). The Next Thing. Kangaroo Press. p. 38. ISBN 9780949924810.
- ^ Stafford, Andrew (2006). Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden. University of Queensland Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780702235610.
- ^ Young, Rob (2006). Rough Trade. Black Dog Publishing. p. 169. ISBN 9781904772477.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (22 January 2015). "G Stands for Go-Betweens". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 February 2016.