Anarchy in the U.K.

"Anarchy in the U.K."
Side A of the 1976 UK single
Single by Sex Pistols
from the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
B-side"I Wanna Be Me"
Released26 November 1976
Recorded17 October 1976
StudioWessex Sound, London[1]
GenrePunk rock
Length3:31
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, Glen Matlock
Producer(s)Chris Thomas, Bill Price, Dave Goodman
Sex Pistols singles chronology
"Anarchy in the U.K."
(1976)
"God Save the Queen"
(1977)

"Anarchy in the U.K." is a song by English punk rock band the Sex Pistols. It was released as the band's debut single on 26 November 1976 and was later featured on their album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. "Anarchy in the U.K." was number 56 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[2] and is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.[3]

  1. ^ Buskin, Richard (September 2004). "Classic Tracks: The Sex Pistols 'Anarchy In The UK'". Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 'Anarchy in the U.K.'". Rolling Stone. 9 December 2004. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  3. ^ "500 Songs That Shaped Rock". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 October 2016.