What's My Mission Now? Explained

What's My Mission Now?
Cover:	Tackhead - What's My Mission Now.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	Tackhead
B-Side:	Now What?
Genre:	Funk, industrial
Length:	7:30
Label:	On-U Sound
Producer:	Adrian Sherwood
Next Title:	Mind at the End of the Tether
Next Year:	1986

"What's My Mission Now?" is a single by the American industrial hip-hop group Tackhead, released in October 1985 on On-U Sound.^{[1] [2]} Scott Becker of Option called it "Sherwood as his outrageous best: wild stereo effects, a crucial beat, a bit of dubbing-it-up, found vocals (in this instance, used largely to poke fun at the military), odd sounds, the works."^[3]

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood and Doug Wimbish

UK 12" single (ON-U DP 13)

1. "What's My Mission Now?" – 7:30
2. "Now What?" – 6:38

Personnel

• Keith LeBlanc – drums, percussion
• Skip McDonald – guitar
• Adrian Sherwood – sampler, programming, producer
• Doug Wimbish – bass guitar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discography: What's My Mission Now? . tackhead.com . 2004 . September 30, 2014.
2. Web site: David . Parker . 12" single: Tackhead - 'What's My Mission Now?' . skysaw.org . 2001 . September 30, 2014.
3. Scott . Becker . Tack Head: "What's My Mission Now?"/"Now What?" . . Sonic Options Network . 1985 . lxiii . September 30, 2014.
4. Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980-1989 . Cherry Red Books . 1997 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608045508/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/t.htm . September 30, 2014. 2011-06-08 .