Rock the Casbah

For other uses, see Rock the Casbah (disambiguation).

"Rock the Casbah"
Picture sleeve for original 1982 single release
Single by The Clash
from the album Combat Rock
B-side"Long Time Jerk"
Released11 June 1982
Genre
alternative rock[4]
Length3:42
6:35 (extended version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Topper Headon, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
Producer(s)The Clash
The Clash singles chronology
"Know Your Rights"
(1982) 		"Rock the Casbah"
(1982) 		"Should I Stay or Should I Go" / "Straight to Hell"
(1982)
The Clash reissued singles chronology
"Should I Stay or Should I Go (rerelease)"
(1991) 		"Rock the Casbah (rerelease)"
(1991) 		"London Calling (2nd rerelease)"
(1991)
Audio sample
The Clash "Rock the Casbah" (1982)
Music video
"Rock the Casbah" on YouTube
Audio
"Rock the Casbah" on YouTube

"Rock the Casbah" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash, released in 1982 as the second single from their fifth album, Combat Rock. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US (their only top 10 single in that country) and, along with the track "Mustapha Dance", it also reached number eight on the dance chart.[5]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Clash – Combat Rock". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2013. the infectious, dance-inflected new wave pop of "Rock the Casbah"
  2. ^ Keefe, Michael (15 June 2010). "Combat Rock (CD) – The Clash". Amoeba Music. Retrieved 24 June 2013. ragga-tinged new wave anthem "Rock the Casbah"
  3. ^ "12 of the Most Underrated Punk Songs of All-Time". GIANT. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. ^ York, Oliver. "Rock the Casbah - Remastered by the Clash stats and listeners – volt.fm". volt.fm. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 59.