Turn It Down (Sweet song) explained

Turn It Down
Type:single
Artist:The Sweet
Album:Desolation Boulevard
Released:1 November 1974
B-Side:Someone Else Will
Recorded:1973
Length:3:30
Label:RCA
Producer:Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn
Prev Title:The Six Teens
Prev Year:1974
Next Title:Peppermint Twist
Next Year:1974

"Turn It Down" is a song by the British glam rock band the Sweet, from their 1974 album Desolation Boulevard. The song was removed from the US version of Desolation Boulevard however, along with two other songs.[1] "Turn It Down" was the second single released from the album. In the UK, the single reached number 41 on the charts but fared better in Europe, reaching the top five in Norway and Germany.

Style

Writing in 2018, Simon Philio proclaimed "Turn It Down" to be "proto-glam metal" in style.[2]

Controversy

"Turn It Down" was banned by the BBC due to its subject nature, and because it contained the words "for God's sake".

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swanson . Dave . 40 Years Ago: Sweet Release 'Desolation Boulevard' . Ultimate Classic Rock . 30 November 2014 . 5 July 2019.
  2. Book: Philio . Simon . Glam Rock: Music in Sound and Vision . 15 October 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 9781442271487 . 124 . 30 June 2020.