Raise a Little Hell

"Raise a Little Hell"
Single by Trooper
from the album Thick as Thieves
B-side"A Fine Mess (You've Gotten Us Into)"
ReleasedJuly 1978[1]
Genre
Length3:43
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Randy Bachman
Trooper singles chronology
"Oh, Pretty Lady"
(1978)
"Raise a Little Hell"
(1978)
"Round Round We Go"
(1978)

"Raise a Little Hell" is a song by Canadian rock band Trooper, released in July 1978 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Thick as Thieves. It is the band's only US Billboard Hot 100 hit.[2] Widely regarded as their signature and most popular song, the song has become a staple track of classic and arena rock, regularly being played in sport stadiums across Canada and the United States.[citation needed]

In 2012, the song received a SOCAN Classic Award in recognition of 100,000 radio plays.[3]

  1. ^ Trooper - Raise a Little Hell 45cat.com
  2. ^ "Trooper chart history". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  3. ^ Trooper dominate SOCAN awards The Music Express