Overkill (song) 2240439 218614808 2008-06-11T12:37:35Z Drwhawkfan 2831074 upd {{This|the Motorhead single|Overkill (disambiguation)}} {{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 == <!--See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags--> <div class="references-small"><references /></div> ==External links== * [http://www.imotorhead.com/discography/albums2.htm Sample of the song at the Motörhead Official Site] ([[RealPlayer]] required). {{Motörhead}} {{Metallica}} [[Category:Motörhead songs]] [[Category:1979 singles]] [[Category:Albums with cover art by Joe Petagno]] [[Category:Metallica songs]] [[it:Overkill (canzone)]]