Going Underground

"Going Underground"
Single by the Jam
A-side"Dreams of Children"
Released10 March 1980[1]
Recorded16 January 1980
StudioTownhouse Studios, London
Genre
Length2:50
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Paul Weller
Producer(s)Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
The Jam singles chronology
"The Eton Rifles"
(1979)
"Going Underground" / "Dreams of Children"
(1980)
"Start!"
(1980)
Music video
"Going Underground" on YouTube

"Going Underground" is a single by English rock band the Jam, written by lead guitarist Paul Weller and released in March 1980. It debuted at number one in the UK Singles Chart,[3] spending three weeks at the top.[4] "Going Underground" was the first of four number one singles the band were to achieve throughout their career.[5][6]

  1. ^ "The Jam - Single - Going Underground". Thejam.org.uk.
  2. ^ Egan, Sean (6 November 2014). The Clash: The Only Band That Mattered. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 165. ISBN 0810888769, 9780810888760.
  3. ^ Jo Rice (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 202–3. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  4. ^ "1980 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive 22 March 1980". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Jam | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  6. ^ "Going Underground/Dreams of Children | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.