| "Motorhead" | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Hawkwind_-_Kings_of_Speed_Single_(1975).jpg) Original single picture sleeve | |
| Single by Hawkwind | |
| A-side | "Kings of Speed" |
| Released | 7 March 1975 |
| Recorded | January 1975 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:02 |
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Kilmister |
| Alternative cover | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Hawkwind_-_Motorhead_Single_(1982).jpg) Reissue single cover | |
"Motorhead" is a song written by Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister while he was a member of the English space rock band Hawkwind. It was later recorded by (and was the eponym for) Motörhead, as he called it this instead of Bastard on his then manager's advice.