List of songs recorded by the Clash explained

This is a comprehensive list of songs recorded by the English punk rock band the Clash that have been officially released. The list includes songs that have been performed by the band. Other side projects are not included in this list. The list consists of mostly studio recordings; remixes and live recordings are not listed, unless the song has only been released in one of the two formats. Singles are listed as having been released on their respective albums, unless the single has no associated album.

Songs

Song! scope="col"
Original releaseWriter(s)Producer(s)Year
"1–2, Crush on You"B-side of "Tommy Gun"
Mick Jones
1978[1]
"1977"B-side of "White Riot"
Mick Jones
1977[2]
"48 Hours"
Mick Jones
1977[3]
"All the Young Punks"Give 'Em Enough Rope
Mick Jones
1978[4]
"Are You Red..Y"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985[5]
"Armagideon Time"B-side of "London Calling"
Jackie Mittoo
1979[6]
"Atom Tan"Combat Rock1982[7]
"Bankrobber"Non-album single
Mick Jones
1980[8]
""Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg1982
"Blonde Rock & Roll"Sandinista!1980[9]
"Brand New Cadillac"London Calling1979[10]
"Broadway"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
""Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Can't Judge" (demo)Unreleased1980
"Capital Radio One"Capital Radio (EP)
Mick Jones
1977[11]
""
Mick Jones
1979[12]
"Car Jamming"Combat Rock1982
""London Calling1979
"Career Opportunities"
Mick Jones
1977
"Charlie Don't Surf"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Cheapskates"Give 'Em Enough Rope
Mick Jones
1978
"Cheat"
Mick Jones
1977
""Black Market Clash
Mick Jones

Paul Simonon
Sandy Pearlman
1980
"Clampdown"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Clash City Rockers"Non album single "Clash City Rockers"
Mick Jones

Lee Perry
The Clash
Bill Price
1978
"Complete Control" (1979 US version)
Mick Jones

Lee Perry
The Clash
Bill Price
1979[13]
"Cool Confusion"B-side of "Should I Stay or Should I Go"1982[14]
""B-side of "The Magnificent Seven"
(12" Maxi-single)
1981[15]
"Cool Under Heat"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985
"Corner Soul"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
""Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Deadly Serious"
Mick Jones
1976
"Death Is a Star"Combat Rock1982
"Death or Glory"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Deny"
Mick Jones
1977
"Dictator"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985
"Dirty Punk"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985
"Do It Now"B-side of "This Is England"
Bernard Rhodes
1985[16]
"Drug-Stabbing Time"Give 'Em Enough Rope
Mick Jones
1978
"English Civil War"Give 'Em Enough RopeTraditional
by Joe Strummer
and Mick Jones
1978
""Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Every Little Bit Hurts"Clash on Broadway
Micky Foote
Mikey Dread
Sandy Pearlman
Bill Price
Guy Stevens
Lee Perry
1991[17]
"Fingerpoppin'"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985
"First Night Back in London"B-side of "Know Your Rights"
Mick Jones
1982[18]
"Four Horsemen"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Fujiyama Mama (Pearl Harbour)"
""Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg1982
"Garageland"
Mick Jones
1977
"Gates of the West"
Mick Jones
1979
"Ghetto Defendant"Combat Rock1982
"Groovy Times"
Mick Jones
1979
""London Calling1979
"Guns on the Roof"Give 'Em Enough Rope1978
"Hate and War"
Mick Jones
1977
"Hateful"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Heart & Mind"London Calling
(25th Anniversary Edition)

Mick Jones
2004[19]
"Hell W10"Rat Patrol from Fort BraggPossible working title for Straight to Hell1982
"Hitsville UK"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"House of the Ju Ju Queen" (demo)Unreleased1980
"How Can I Understand the Flies?"
Mick Jones
1976
""London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"I'm So Bored with You"1976
""
Mick Jones
1977
"I Fought the Law"1979
"I Know What I Think About You"
Mick Jones
1976
"I Never Did It?"1976
"Idle in Kangaroo Court W1"Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg1982
"If Music Could Talk"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread

Mikey Dread
1980
"Inoculated City"Combat Rock1982
"Ivan Meets G.I. Joe"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Jail Guitar Doors"B-side of "Clash City Rockers"
Mick Jones

Lee Perry
The Clash
Bill Price
1978
"Janie Jones"
Mick Jones
1977
"Jimmy Jazz"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad"Give 'Em Enough Rope
Mick Jones
1978
"Junco Partner"Sandinista!Traditional
Mikey Dread
1980
"Junkie Slip"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Justice Tonight"B-side of "London Calling"
Jackie Mittoo
1979
"Kick It Over"B-side of "London Calling"
Jackie Mittoo
1979
"Kill Time"Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg1982
"King of the Road"Sandinista!1980
"Kingston Advice"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Know Your Rights"Combat Rock
Mick Jones
1982
"Koka Kola"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Last Gang in Town"Give 'Em Enough Rope
Mick Jones
1978
""Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Let's Go Crazy"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Life Is Wild"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985
"Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Listen"Capital Radio (EP)
Mick Jones
1977
"Living in Fame"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread

Mikey Dread
1980
"London Calling"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"London's Burning"
Mick Jones
1977
"Lonesome Me"London Calling
(25th Anniversary Edition)
2004
"Long Time Jerk"B-side of "Rock the Casbah"Paul Simonon1982[20]
"Look Here"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Lose This Skin"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Lost in the Supermarket"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Louie Louie"1977
"Lover's Rock"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
""B-side of "The Magnificent Seven"1981[21]
""Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
""London Calling
(25th Anniversary Edition)
2004
"Mark Me Absent"1976
"Mensforth Hill"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Midnight Log"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Midnight to Stevens"Clash on Broadway
Micky Foote
Mikey Dread
Sandy Pearlman
Bill Price
Guy Stevens
Lee Perry
1991
"Mona" (demo)Unreleased1980
"Movers and Shakers"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985
"Mustapha Dance"B-side of "Rock the Casbah"
(CD Maxi-single)
1982[22]
"North and South"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985
"One Emotion"Clash on Broadway
Mick Jones

Micky Foote
Mikey Dread
Sandy Pearlman
Bill Price
Guy Stevens
Lee Perry
1991
"One More Dub"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread

Mikey Dread
1980
"One More Time"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread

Mikey Dread
1980
"Outside Broadcast"B-side of "This Is Radio Clash" (12" single)1981[23]
"Overpowered by Funk"Combat Rock1982
"Paul's Tune"London Calling
(25th Anniversary Edition)
2004
"Play to Win"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985
"Police and Thieves"Junior Murvin
Lee "Scratch" Perry
1977
"Police on My Back"Sandinista!1980
"The Police Walked in 4 Jazz"London Calling
(25th Anniversary Edition)

Mick Jones
2004
"Pressure Drop"B-side of "English Civil War"1979[24]
""B-side of "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais"
Mick Jones
1978
"Protex Blue"
Mick Jones
1977
"Radio Five"B-side of "This Is Radio Clash"1981
"Radio Clash"B-side of "This Is Radio Clash"1981
"RAF 1810"Possible working title for Tommy Gun.1978
"Rebel Waltz"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Red Angel Dragnet"Combat Rock1982
"Remote Control"
Mick Jones
1977
"Revolution Rock"London Calling
Danny Ray
1979
""London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Robber Dub"Black Market Clash
Mick Jones

Paul Simonon
Sandy Pearlman
1980[25]
"Rock the Casbah"Combat Rock
Joe Strummer
Mick Jones
1982
"Rockers Galore...UK Tour"B-side of "Bankrobber"1980
"Rudie Can't Fail"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Safe European Home"Give 'Em Enough Rope
Mick Jones
1978
"Sean Flynn"Combat Rock1982
"Sex Mad Roar"B-side of "This Is England" (12" single)
Bernard Rhodes
1985[26]
"Shepherds Delight"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread

Mikey Dread
1980
"Should I Stay or Should I Go"Combat Rock1982
"Silicone on Sapphire"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Sitting at My Party"1976
"Somebody Got Murdered"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Something About England"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"The Sound of Sinners"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Spanish Bombs"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Stay Free"Give 'Em Enough Rope
Mick Jones
1978
"Stop the World"B-side of "The Call Up"1980[27]
"Straight to Hell"Combat Rock1982
""Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"This Is England"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985
"This Is Radio Clash"Non-album single1981[28]
"Three Card Trick"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985
"Time Is Tight"Black Market Clash
Paul Simonon
Sandy Pearlman
1980
"Tommy Gun"Give 'Em Enough Rope
Mick Jones
1978
"Train in Vain"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Up in Heaven (Not Only Here)"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Up-Toon"London Calling
(25th Anniversary Edition)

Mick Jones
2004
"Version City"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Version Pardner"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"Walk Evil Talk"Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg1982
"Walking the Slidewalk"London Calling
(25th Anniversary Edition)

Mick Jones
2004
"Washington Bullets"Sandinista!
Mikey Dread
1980
"We Are the Clash"Cut the Crap
Bernard Rhodes
1985
"What's My Name?"
Mick Jones
Keith Levene
1977
"Where You Gonna Go (Soweto)"London Calling
(25th Anniversary Edition)

Mick Jones
2004
""Non-album single
Mick Jones
1978[29]
"White Riot"
Mick Jones
1977
"Working and Waiting"London Calling
Mick Jones
1979
"Wrong 'Em Boyo"London Calling1979

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Tommy Gun". The Clash. 1978. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. S CBS 6788.
  2. "White Riot". The Clash. 1977. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. S CBS 5058.
  3. The Clash. The Clash. 1977. CBS. UK. liner notes. CBS 82000.
  4. Give 'Em Enough Rope. The Clash. 1978. CBS. UK. liner notes. CBS 82431.
  5. Cut the Crap. The Clash. 1985. CBS. UK. liner notes. CBS 26601.
  6. "London Calling" / "Armagideon Time". The Clash. 1979. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. S CBS 8087.
  7. Combat Rock. The Clash. 1982. CBS. UK. liner notes. FMLN 2.
  8. "Bankrobber". The Clash. 1980. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. CBS 8323.
  9. Sandinista!. The Clash. 1980. CBS. UK. liner notes. FSLN 1.
  10. London Calling. The Clash. 1979. CBS. UK. liner notes. CBS 88478.
  11. Capital Radio (EP). The Clash. 1978. Neat Records. US. EP liner notes. GEAR 1.
  12. The Cost of Living (EP). The Clash. 1979. CBS. UK. EP liner notes. S CBS 7324.
  13. The Clash. The Clash. 1979. Epic Records. US. liner notes. JE 36060.
  14. "Should I Stay or Should I Go". The Clash. 1982. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. CBS A3166.
  15. "The Magnificent Seven". The Clash. 1981. CBS. UK. 12" maxi-single liner notes. CBS A 12 1133.
  16. "This Is England". The Clash. 1985. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. A6122.
  17. Clash on Broadway. The Clash. 1991. Epic Records. US. CD liner notes. E3K 46991.
  18. "Know Your Rights". The Clash. 1982. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. CBS A2309.
  19. London Calling: 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition. The Clash. 2004. Epic Records. US. liner notes. E3K 92923.
  20. "Rock the Casbah". The Clash. 1982. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. CBS A2479.
  21. "The Magnificent Seven". The Clash. 1981. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. CBS A1133.
  22. "Rock the Casbah". The Clash. 1982. CBS. UK. CD maxi-single liner notes. 656814 2.
  23. "This is Radio Clash". The Clash. 1981. Epic Records. US. 12" single liner notes. 49-02662.
  24. "English Civil War". The Clash. 1979. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. CBS 7082.
  25. Black Market Clash. The Clash. 1980. Epic Records. US. EP liner notes. 4E 36846.
  26. "This Is England". The Clash. 1985. CBS. UK. 12" single liner notes. TA 6122.
  27. "The Call Up". The Clash. 1980. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. S CBS 9339.
  28. "This is Radio Clash". The Clash. 1981. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. CBSA 1797.
  29. "(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais". The Clash. 1978. CBS. UK. Single liner notes. S CBS 6383.