"Rock the Casbah" | ||||
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![]() Picture sleeve for original 1982 single release | ||||
Single by The Clash | ||||
from the album Combat Rock | ||||
B-side | "Long Time Jerk" | |||
Released | 11 June 1982 | |||
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Length | 3:42 6:35 (extended version) | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Topper Headon, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones | |||
Producer(s) | The Clash | |||
The Clash singles chronology | ||||
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The Clash reissued singles chronology | ||||
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The Clash "Rock the Casbah" (1982) | ||||
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"Rock the Casbah" on YouTube | ||||
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"Rock the Casbah" on YouTube |
"Rock the Casbah" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash, released in 1982 as the second single from their fifth album, Combat Rock. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US (their only top 10 single in that country) and, along with the track "Mustapha Dance", it also reached number eight on the dance chart.[4]
the infectious, dance-inflected new wave pop of "Rock the Casbah"
ragga-tinged new wave anthem "Rock the Casbah"
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