Clock Strikes Ten

"Clock Strikes Ten"
Single by Cheap Trick
from the album In Color
B-side"So Good to See You"
Released1977
RecordedKendun Recorders
Los Angeles, 1977
GenreRock
Length2:59
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Rick Nielsen
Producer(s)Tom Werman

"Clock Strikes Ten" is a song released in 1977 by Cheap Trick on their second album, In Color.[1] It was written by Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen.[1] It was released as a single in Japan, where it was a major hit and reached No. 1 on at least one singles chart.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Its success, as well as the success of two follow up singles, "I Want You to Want Me" and "Surrender", paved the way for Cheap Trick's famous concerts at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in April 1978 that were recorded for the group's most popular album - Cheap Trick at Budokan.[8]

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  3. ^ McLane, D. (June 14, 1979). "Cheap Trick Finds Heaven". Rolling Stone. p. 50.
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  5. ^ "300 Hits in Japan 1965-1984, Vol. 10". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  6. ^ Beaujour, T. (April 4, 2016). "10 Insanely Great Cheap Trick Songs Only Hardcore Fans Know". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  7. ^ Lawson, Robert (2017). Still Competition: The Listener's Guide to Cheap Trick. FriesenPress. pp. 24, 26. ISBN 9781525512278.
  8. ^ "BUDOKAN!(30th Anniversary DVD+3CDs) insert booklet". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)