| "Garageland" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Clash | |
| from the album The Clash | |
| Language | English |
| Released | 8 April 1977 |
| Recorded | 27 February 1977, London |
| Genre | Punk rock |
| Length | 3:12 |
| Label | CBS |
| Composer(s) | Mick Jones |
| Lyricist(s) | Joe Strummer |
| Producer(s) | Mickey Foote |
"Garageland" is a song by English punk rock band The Clash featured as the final track for their 1977 debut album The Clash.
The song was written by Joe Strummer as a response to music journalist Charles Shaar Murray, who, after a gig in 1976, wrote a review saying that they were "the kind of garage band who should be returned to the garage immediately". It also served as a declaration to their fans – and their new record company, with which they had signed a contract for £100,000 on 25 January 1977,[1] – that they would still remain the same as they were before the signing.[2]