1973 single by Slade

“ Cum On Feel the Noize “ is a song by the English rock ‘n’ roll ring Slade, which was released in 1973 as a non-album single. It was written by conduct singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler. It reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their fourth number one unmarried, and remained in the charts for twelve weeks. [ 6 ] The sung was included on the band ‘s 1973 compilation album Sladest. [ 7 ] In a UK poll in 2015 it was voted 15th on the ITV special The Nation’s Favourite 70s Number One. [ 8 ] In 1983, the American heavy alloy band Quiet Riot recorded their own interpretation of the song, which was a million-selling reach single in the United States, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

background [edit ]

Slade released “ Cum On Feel the Noize ” in February 1973 as their first individual of the class. The birdcall gave the band their fourth count one in the UK, and besides their first gear single to enter number one in its first workweek. This accomplishment had not been seen since The Beatles ‘ “ Get Back “ in 1969. [ 9 ] The song remained there for four back-to-back weeks and sold 500,000 copies in its first base three weeks of turn. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] With “ Cum On Feel the Noize ”, the isthmus ‘s director Chas Chandler and Polydor ‘s point John Fruin had devised a scheme to get the single to number one on the first base week of turn. The scheme used pre-release airplay to build up pre-order sales for the single. [ 12 ] In America, the song reached No. 98 on the Billboard Hot 100. [ 13 ] “ semen On Feel the Noize ” detailed the standard atmosphere found at the band ‘s concerts. originally titled “ Cum On Hear the Noize ”, Holder changed the title after recalling one of the ring ‘s 1972 UK concerts, where he “ felt the sound of the push lumber in [ his ] breast ”. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The song ‘s insertion of Holder shouting “ Baby, baby, baby ” had barely been a microphone screen and was not intended for the finished read. [ 9 ] In a 1984 interview with Record Mirror, Lea spoke of “ Mama Weer All Crazee nowadays ” and “ Cum On Feel the Noize ” : “ I was at a Chuck Berry spear in ’72 and everybody was singing his tunes. He kept stopping and letting the push whistle and it was n’t barely a few people, it was everyone. I thought it was amazing and thought – why not write the crowd into the songs, and so we got round to ‘Mama Weer All Crazee now ‘ and ‘Cum On Feel the Noize ‘ and all the chants were written into the tunes. ” In a 1986 winnow golf club interview, guitarist Dave Hill said : “ The birdcall was based around audiences and things that were happening to us. They were precisely experiences. obviously, when you are on the road, you are writing about being on the road, you ‘re writing about what ‘s going on. ” [ 17 ]

release [edit ]

“ semen On Feel the Noize ” was released as a 7 ” unmarried by Polydor Records in the UK, Ireland, across Europe, Scandinavia, Yugoslavia, America, Israel, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, Japan and Lebanon. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] The B-side, “ I ‘m Mee, I ‘m now, an ‘ That ‘s Orl ”, was exclusive to the single and subsequently appeared on the band ‘s 2007 compilation B-Sides. [ 20 ] In December 1983, the song was re-issued by Polydor in the UK as both 7 ” and 12 ” singles. It reached No. 98 and remained in the charts for two weeks. [ 10 ] The 7 ” translation featured “ Take Me Bak ‘Ome ” and “ Gudbuy T’Jane ” as the excess tracks, while the 12 ” translation added “ Coz I Luv You ”. [ 21 ]

promotion [edit ]

A music video was filmed to promote the individual. It was created by Caravelle and recorded at the band ‘s concert at the Hague in the Netherlands. [ 22 ] The song was besides performed on numerous UK and European television shows upon free, including the UK music appearance Top of the Pops .

critical reception [edit ]

Upon release, Disc commented : “ Slade do this pop/rock stomping better than anyone. possibly there ‘s a more obvious tune, but Slade constantly include a bit of a tune anyhow and therein lies their achiever, and there ‘s a soccer sing-a-long choir that ‘ll grab you. ” [ 23 ] Sounds described the song as a “ awaken, raucous, rocker that follows its predecessors with an instantaneously recognizable legal ”. [ 23 ] American magazine Cash Box listed the single as one of their “ picks of the week ” during April 1973. They felt it was another “ coltish rock ‘n’ roll campaign ”, “ teaming [ sic ] with commercial appeal ”. [ 24 ] In a retrospective review of the song, Dave Thompson of AllMusic described the song as “ a deafen howl in the classical Slade mold ” with a “ classifiable lyric ”. He besides commented on the “ Baby, child, child ” introduction, stating it was “ one of the most distinctive presentation of the senesce ”. [ 14 ] In a retrospective review of Sladest, Paul Tinelli of AllMusic included the song as one of the band ‘s “ finest moments ” and described it as an “ sphere rocker that would get kids up off their seats ”. [ 25 ] In 1999, Q magazine listed “ Cum On Feel the Noize ” at No. 96 in their poll of the Top 100 singles of all clock. In 2005, they listed the song at No. 62 in their poll “ 100 Greatest guitar Tracks ever ! “. [ 26 ]

Formats [edit ]

7″ Single
  1. “Cum On Feel the Noize” – 4:24
  2. “I’m Mee, I’m Now, An’ That’s Orl” – 3:41
7″ Single (US promo)
  1. “Cum On Feel the Noize” – 4:24
  2. “Cum On Feel the Noize” – 4:24
7″ Single (Singapore E.P.)
  1. “Cum On Feel the Noize” – 4:24
  2. “I’m Mee, I’m Now, An’ That’s Orl” – 3:41
  3. “Get Down and Get with It” – 4:12
  4. “Gudbuy Gudbuy” – 3:30
7″ Single (1975 Australian E.P.)
7″ Single (1983 UK re-issue)
12″ Single (1983 UK re-issue)
  1. “Cum On Feel the Noize” – 4:24
  2. “Take Me Bak ‘Ome” – 3:13
  3. “Gudbuy T’ Jane” – 3:31
  4. “Coz I Luv You” – 3:24

Chart performance [edit ]

Chart (1983) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 98

Personnel [edit ]

Slade
Additional personnel
  • Chas Chandler – producer

tranquillity Riot interpretation [edit ]

In 1983, American heavy metallic element band Quiet Riot covered the sung. Their version went on to reach No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1983 and helped their album Metal Health become a number-one hit. The song ‘s success drew huge countrywide attention to the 1980s Los Angeles alloy scenery and besides helped to break Slade late in the US in 1984, after signing a deal with CBS. The song was certified gold by the RIAA. In 2002, Quiet Riot ‘s version of “ Cum On Feel the Noize ” was ranked No. 80 on VH1 ‘s 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders. In 2009, VH1 besides ranked it No. 41 of the “ best heavily rock ‘n’ roll song of all clock ”. [ 39 ] originally, conduct singer Kevin DuBrow was dead bent on not covering the sung, because he wanted the band to write every song on the album. In summation, he was not a big fan of Slade. rather, the set decided to try to cover the song deoxyadenosine monophosphate badly as they could then the pronounce would refuse to release it. [ 40 ]

In a 1983 consultation with Kerrang!, Holder spoke of the Quiet Riot version :

The first Slade sleep together about Quiet Riot was when they approached our publisher for license to do “ Cum On Feel the Noize ”. We agreed, never believing something like this would happen. The in truth courteous thing about the whole affair is that it proves how potent our songs are. After all ; “ Cum On Feel the Noize ” is nowadays ten-spot years old, so it ‘s obviously stood the quiz of time quite well ! We ‘ve actually been approached in the late past by people wanting us to update one of our classics. But, not even seeing what a band like Quiet Riot have done thus successfully with modern studio engineering on an erstwhile Slade tune has persuaded us it ‘s worth doing. There was a spontaneity and electricity about the numbers when we first did ’em that could never be recaptured now. There just would n’t be the same feel then, no matter how much money is offered. We ‘re not into prostituting our own heritage .

Speaking to Record Mirror in 1983, Lea stated : “ quiet Riot phoned us up and asked if they could use the song. They were a bite brash truly because they had already recorded it. I think they ‘ve done a very good version. Because of the success of the sung in the States, we ‘ve besides got five major record companies trying to outbid each other and sign us to a major cover. We ‘ve had pathetic offers coming over the phone. We ‘ll give you five Rolls Royces if you go with us, that kind of thing. ” In a Ludwig drum interview, Quiet Riot ‘s drummer Frankie Banali said :

“ I think [ Slade ] were a fiddling acrimonious about our success with their song. They had a hit with it in other territories but not in the US and former our interpretation overshadowed theirs cosmopolitan. Any real number success in the US constantly seemed to elude Slade, so silence Riot having a major murder with “ Cum On Feel the Noize ” was bittersweet for them. When lull Riot played the Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1983, we offered them an invitation dispatch with a limousine service to attend the appearance, but they never responded. Later I was shopping in Kensington Market and ran into Jimmy Lea. I wanted to shake his hired hand and thank him for writing a great song. He looked into my face, and walked away leaving me with nothing in my hand but air ! I look at the site like this : quiet Riot received a great measure of success with the avail of that song, and Slade received a capital deal of money for their worry. Fair enough ! ”

music video recording [edit ]

The music video for Quiet Riot ‘s version was a staple on MTV. It featured a adolescent boy in his bedroom listen to the song on his stereophonic in the corner ( which is merely an AM/FM recipient on top of two standard orthogonal speakers ). abruptly the room starts shake, and the stereo starts getting larger and larger and louder and louder ( with the speakers now wedge shaped and emitting stroboscope lights ). The boy tries twice to futilely turn the book down on the now massive sized telephone receiver, then tries pulling the plug on it. When he does and the punch comes out of the wall, it ‘s ampere huge as the stereophonic and appears to knock him out. The band is then shown playing the rest of the song. At the end, the boy comes to, realizing it was all a dream, and everything is back to normal, including the size of his stereo system .

Chart operation [edit ]

year-end charts [edit ]

Sales certifications [edit ]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[48] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[49] Gold 1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certificate alone .

See besides [edit ]

  • Illinois (album) – a 2005 album by Sufjan Stevens also entitled Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel the Illinoise!
  • List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1970s

References [edit ]