Overkill (song)
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{{Infobox Single |
| Name = Overkill
| Cover = Overkill (song).jpg
| Artist = [[Motörhead]]
| from Album = [[Overkill (album)|Overkill]]
| B-side = Too Late Too Late
| Released = [[1979]]
| Format = [[7"]]<br>[[12"]]
| Recorded = Dec 1978 – Jan 1979<br />Roundhouse Studios<br />Sound Development Studios
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| Length = 5:12
| Label = [[Bronze Records]]/[[EMI]]
| Writer = [[Eddie Clarke]]<br>[[Lemmy|Ian Kilmister]]<br>[[Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor|Phil Taylor]]
| Producer = [[Jimmy Miller]]
| Certification =
| Chart position = * #39 <small>([[UK Singles Charts|U.K. Singles]])
| Last single = "[[Louie Louie (Motörhead song)|Louie Louie]]"<br>([[1978]])
| This single = "'''Overkill'''" <br>([[1979]])
| Next single = "[[No Class]]"<br>([[1979]])
}}
{{Song infobox
| Name = Overkill
| Cover =
| Artist = [[Metallica]]
| Album = [[Garage Inc.]]
| Released = [[November 24]], [[1998]]
| track_no = 13
| Recorded = May 1995 - February 1996
| Genre = [[Heavy metal]]
| Length = 4:04
| Writer = [[Eddie Clarke]]<br>[[Lemmy|Lemmy Kilmister]]<br>[[Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor|Phil Taylor]]
| Label = [[Elektra Records]]
| Producer = [[Bob Rock]]<br>[[James Hetfield]]<br>[[Lars Ulrich]]
| prev = "Killing Time"
| prev_no = 12
| next = "Damage Case"
| next_no = 14
| Misc = {{Extra chronology 2
| Artist = [[Metallica]]
| Type = single
| Last album = "[[Ain't My Bitch]]"<br />(1996)
| This album = "[[Hero of the Day]]"<br />(1996)
| Next album = "[[Mama Said (Metallica song)|Mama Said]]"<br />(1996)
}}
{{Extra chronology 2
| Artist = [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]]
| Type = album
| Last album = ''[[Necroshine]]''<br />(1999)
| This album = ''[[Coverkill]]''<br />(1999)
| Next album = ''[[Bloodletting (Overkill album)|Bloodletting]]''<br />(2000)
}}
}}
"'''Overkill'''" is a song by the [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Motörhead]]. It was released in 7" and 12" vinyl pressings in [[1979]]. It is covered with B-side "Too Late Too Late" which appears on the CD re-issues of the ''[[Overkill (album)|Overkill]]'' album. Early copies came with a free 'Overkill' badge.
On [[March 9]], 1979 the band played this song on the [[BBC]] TV [[Top of the Pops]] show, to support the release of the single.<ref>[[Alan Burridge (writer)|Burridge, Alan]] ''Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motörhead'' Published: 1995, Collector's Guide Publishing ISBN 0-9695736-2-6.</ref>
"Overkill" is usually played as the last 'encore' and normally represents the very last chance for fans to "strut their stuff" at a live gig.
The artwork on the sleeve was created by [[Joe Petagno]], based on his design for the album's cover.
==Single track listing==
# "Overkill" ([[Eddie Clarke]], [[Lemmy|Ian Kilmister]], [[Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor|Phil Taylor]]) - 3:16
# "Too Late Too Late" (Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor) - 3:24
==Credits==
*Fast Eddie Clarke – Guitars, vocals
*Philthy Animal Taylor – Drums
*Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – Bass, lead vocals
* Photo - Allan Ballard
==Covers==
In 1995, during the recording of the album ''[[Load (album)|Load]]'', "Overkill", "Damage Case", "Stone Dead Forever" and "Too Late Too Late" were covered by [[Metallica]], as a birthday gift for [[Lemmy]], and released in 1996 on their "[[Hero of the Day]]" single. The single was released as a two CD single, the "Overkill" track is the second track on the first CD single, and was also used on the second disc of their 1998 cover album ''[[Garage Inc.]]''. The single reached 60 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Hot 100]], 1 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks|U.S. Mainstream Rock]], and 17 on the [[UK Singles Chart|U.K. Singles]] charts.
The song was covered by [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]], who took their name from the ''Overkill'' album by Motörhead, and appears as the first track on their 1999 album ''[[Coverkill]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/song/18268.html |title=Song: Overkill |accessdate=2007-06-26 |format= |work=Second Hand Songs sub-entry}}</ref>
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.imotorhead.com/discography/albums2.htm Sample of the song at the Motörhead Official Site] ([[RealPlayer]] required).
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