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| Single by Billy Idol | ||||
| from the album Rebel Yell | ||||
| B-side | "Crank Call" | |||
| Released | 24 October 1983[1][deprecated source] 12 January 1984 (US)[2] 2 September 1985 (UK re-issue)[3] | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Studio A, Electric Lady Studios, New York City | |||
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| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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| Producer(s) | Keith Forsey | |||
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"Rebel Yell" is a song by English rock musician Billy Idol. It is the title track of his second album Rebel Yell (1983), and was released as the album's lead single in January 1984 by Chrysalis Records. Initially, it only reached No. 62 in the UK and No. 46 in the US upon its release. However, a 1985 re-issue proved to be a big hit, peaking at no. 6 in the UK. The song received wide critical acclaim and in 2009 was named the 79th best hard rock song of all time by VH1 based on a public vote.[4][5]
- ^ "Rebel Yell / Crank Call by Billy Idol (Single, New Wave): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "US promo disc". Discogs.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
- ^ a b "VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". 5 January 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Revisiting America's Hard 100". Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2018.