OVERKILL (SONG)

"'Overkill'" is a song by the 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. 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.^[1]
A song that induces mixed feelings at live concerts, "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.

Contents

Single track listing

Credits

Covers

References

External links

Single track listing

# "Overkill" (Eddie Clarke, Lemmy, Phil Taylor) - 3:16
# "Too Late Too Late" (Lemmy, Clarke, Taylor) - 3:24

Credits

★ Guitars, vocals - Fast Eddie Clarke

★ Drums - Philthy Animal Taylor

★ Bass, lead vocals - Lemmy

★ Photo - Allan Ballard

Covers

In 1995, during the recording of the 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 U.S. Hot 100, 1 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock, and 17 on the U.K. Singles charts.
The song was covered by Overkill, who took their name from the ''Overkill'' album by Motörhead, and appears as the first track on their 1999 album ''Coverkill''.^[2]

References

1. Burridge, Alan ''Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motörhead'' Published: 1995, Collector's Guide Publishing ISBN 0-9695736-2-6.
2. Song: Overkill

External links

★ Sample of the song at the Motörhead Official Site (RealPlayer required).