The Best of

~ Release by Motörhead (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
performer:
Motörhead (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1980) and Universal Music (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 10), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd.
Motörhead2:51
2Overkill (long version)
producer:
Jimmy Miller
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recording of:
Overkill (Motörhead song) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
Motörhead5:14
3Bomber
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy
producer:
Jimmy Miller
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
recording of:
Bomber (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd.
Motörhead3:44
4Please Don't Touch
producer:
Vic Maile
bass guitar:
Lemmy Kilmister (in 1980-12) and Enid Williams (in 1980-12)
drums (drum set):
Denise Dufort (in 1980-12)
guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Eddie Clarke (in 1980-12) and Kelly Johnson (in 1980-12)
guitar [Rhythm Guitar]:
Kim McAuliffe (in 1980-12)
lead vocals:
Kelly Johnson (in 1980-12) and Lemmy Kilmister (in 1980-12)
cover recording of:
Please Don’t Touch (in 1980-12)
composer:
Frederick Heath and Guy Robinson
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Headgirl2:53
5Motorhead
engineer:
John Burns
producer:
Speedy Keen
recorded at:
Escape Studios in Kent, England, United Kingdom (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29)
recording of:
Motorhead (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Lemmy Kilmister
publisher:
United Artists Music Ltd.
Motörhead3:14
6No Class
producer:
Jimmy Miller
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
instrumental versions:
No Class - Instrumental by Motörhead
recording of:
No Class (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
Motörhead2:42
7Louie Louie
cover recording of:
Louie Louie (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Berry
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and World Wide Music
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Motörhead2:55
8Damage Case
producer:
Jimmy Miller
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recording of:
Damage Case (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Mick Farren, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
Motörhead3:06
9Too Late, Too Late
producer:
Eddie Clarke (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Lemmy Kilmister (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20), Phil Taylor (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20) and Nicholas Raymonde (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor
guitar:
Eddie Clarke
live recording of:
Too Late, Too Late (from 1980-02-07 until 1980-04-20)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
Motörhead3:26
10Dead Men Tell No Tales
engineer:
Trevor Hallesy
producer:
Jimmy Miller
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
recording of:
Dead Men Tell No Tales (from 1979-07-07 until 1979-08-31)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd.
Motörhead3:08
11Killed by Death
edit of:
Killed by Death by Motörhead
music videos:
Killed by Death by Motörhead
recording of:
Killed by Death (from 1984-05-19 until 1984-05-25)
writer:
Phil Campbell, Pete Gill, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Michael Burston
Motörhead3:57
12Metropolis
producer:
Jimmy Miller
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recording of:
Metropolis (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
lyricist:
Ian Fraser Kilmister
composer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
Motörhead3:37
13Emergency
producer:
Vic Maile
bass guitar and background vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister
drums (drum set):
Denise Dufort
guitar and lead vocals:
Eddie Clarke
cover recording of:
Emergency (in 1980-12)
writer:
Denise Dufort, Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe and Enid Williams
publisher:
Action Green Music Ltd. and EMI Intertrax Music Inc.
Motörhead3:02
14Tear Ya Down
producer:
Neil Richmond
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (in 1978)
guitar:
Eddie Clarke (in 1978)
remixer:
Jimmy Miller
remix of:
Tear Ya Down by Motörhead
recording of:
Tear Ya Down (in 1978)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
Motörhead2:43
15White Line Fever
recording of:
White Line Fever (in 1976-12)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
Motörhead2:47
16Iron Horse / Born to Lose
engineer:
John Burns
producer:
Speedy Keen
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29)
recorded at:
Escape Studios in Kent, England, United Kingdom (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29)
recording of:
Ironhorse (from 1977-04-27 until 1977-04-29)
lyricist:
Derek Brown (in 1975)
composer:
Guy Lawrence (in 1975) and Phil Taylor (in 1975)
publisher:
Acton Green Music Ltd. and Motor Music Ltd.
Motörhead5:23
17City Kids
engineer:
Dave Edmunds (from 1975-09 until 1975-12) and Fritz Fryer (from 1975-12 until 1976-02)
additional producer:
Fritz Fryer (from 1975-12 until 1976-02)
producer:
Dave Edmunds (from 1975-09 until 1975-12)
additional drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (from 1975-12 until 1976-02)
drums (drum set):
Lucas Fox (from 1975-09 until 1975-12)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (from 1975-09 until 1976-02)
electric guitar:
Larry Wallis (from 1975-09 until 1976-02)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1975-09 until 1976-02)
recording of:
City Kids (from 1975-09 until 1976-02)
writer:
Duncan Sanderson and Larry Wallis
Motörhead3:46
18Motorhead
producer:
Hawkwind
bass guitar:
Lemmy Kilmister
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Allane Powell and Simon King
flute, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Nik Turner
guitar:
Dave Brock
mellotron, Moog, piano and violin:
Simon House
synthesizer:
Dave Brock and Simon House
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
United Artists (in 1975)
produced at:
Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1975-01)
recording of:
Motorhead (in 1975-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lemmy Kilmister
publisher:
United Artists Music Ltd.
Hawkwind3:06
19Fire Fire (live)
live recording of:
Fire, Fire (in 1981)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
Motörhead2:47
20Bite the Bullet / The Chase Is Better Than the Catch (live)
live recording of:
Bite the Bullet (in 1981)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
live recording of:
The Chase Is Better Than the Catch (in 1981)
lyricist:
Ian Fraser Kilmister
composer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
Motörhead6:57
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