"Anarchy in the U.K."
Single by Sex Pistols from the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
B-side	I Wanna Be Me
Released	November 26, 1976 October 1, 2007 (30th anniversary re-issue)
Format	7" single
Recorded	October 17, 1976
Genre	Punk rock
Length	3:31
Label	EMI
Producer	Chris Thomas, Bill Price
Sex Pistols singles chronology
"Anarchy in the UK" (1976) "God Save the Queen" (1977)

"Anarchy in the U.K." is the title track of the first single by Sex Pistols, released on November 26, 1976. It was the second UK punk rock single, preceded by The Damned's "New Rose". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... Cover of US Release Never Mind the Bollocks, Heres the Sex Pistols is a 1977 album recorded by the seminal English punk rock band, Sex Pistols. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Chris Thomas is a respected British record producer who was born on January 13, 1947. ... Bill Price (born 1917 in Hadley) was a professional footballer who played as a striker for Huddersfield Town, Reading, Hull City and Bradford City. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... God Save the Queen (B-side Did You No Wrong) was the second single released by the punk rock band Sex Pistols. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article is about the music group. ... New Rose was the first single by The Damned. ...

The single was the only Sex Pistols recording released by EMI, and reached number 38 on the UK Singles Chart before EMI dropped the group on January 6, 1977, a month after the televised Bill Grundy incident. The song later appeared on the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. The song's lyrics espouse a nihilistic and violent concept of anarchy. The lyrics mention several political/paramilitary organizations prominent at the time, comparing them to the UK: the MPLA, the UDA, and the IRA. For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... Cover of US Release Never Mind the Bollocks, Heres the Sex Pistols is a 1977 album recorded by the seminal English punk rock band, Sex Pistols. ... This article is about the philosophical position. ... Anarchy (from Greek: anarchía, no authority) has a popular meaning of disorder[1]. However it has a more precise meaning in political philosophy to describe any human society which exists without a state. ... Paramilitary designates forces whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force, but which are not regarded as having the same status. ... The MPLA flag The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (Movimiento Popular de Libertação de Angola) is an Angolan political party that has ruled the country since independence in 1975. ... UFF redirects here; they are also the initials of the United Freedom Front, a radical left-wing organisation in the US. The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland, outlawed as a terrorist group in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, and which aim... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA.[2]) is an Irish Republican, left wing[3] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern...

"Anarchy in the UK" was number 53 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.^[1] The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2004. ...

In 2007 the surviving members re-recorded "Anarchy in the U.K." because the master could not be found.^[2]

Cover versions

• A French version called "L'Anarchie pour l'UK" was part of the soundtrack to the film, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle.
• The song was covered by Megadeth on their 1988 album So Far, So Good... So What!. The title lyric was changed to "Anarchy in the USA" but references to the MPLA, the UDA, and the IRA were retained.
• Mötley Crüe covered the song on their 1991 album Decade of Decadence, with USA-centric lyric changes and some vulgar language because the band misheard some of the original lyrics.
• Tito Larriva covered the song in the 2000 film Million Dollar Hotel.
• Anna Tsuchiya covered the song in Nana Best, NANA OST (a TV anime).
• Green Jelly covered the song on their 1993 album Cereal Killer, changing the lyrics to lyrics about The Flintstones, and changing the title to "Anarchy in Bedrock".

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External links

• Anarchy in the UK lyrics