Overnight Sensation
Studio album by Motörhead
Released	October 15, 1996
Recorded	1996 Ocean Studio Track House Recording Studio
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	41:19
Label	CMC
Producer(s)	Howard Benson Duane Barron
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Motörhead chronology
Sacrifice (1995)	Overnight Sensation (1996)	Snake Bite Love (1998)

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Following the departure of Würzel in 1995, the band returned to the same three man formula as "the classic Motörhead line up"; Bass Guitar/Vocals, Lead Guitar and Drums. This album is also the first, since Ace of Spades, to have a picture of the band on the cover. Despite being only a three piece, the band have a heavier style on this work than on their last album, Sacrifice. Michael Burston (born October 23, 1949), commonly known by the stage name Würzel, is an English musician. ... Ace of Spades is the fifth album by the British band Motörhead. ... Motörheads 1995 Sacrifice is the second, and last album, to feature the short lived four man line up of Lemmy, Campbell, Wurzel, and Dee, as Wurzel left the band at the end of recording this album. ...

It is believed that the song "Love Can't Buy You Money" is about Lemmy's reaction to Wurzel's departure from the band.

Track listing

All songs written by Phil Campbell, Lemmy Kilmister, and Mikkey Dee, except where noted Phil Campbell Phil Campbell (born Philip Anthony Campbell , May 7, 1961) is a guitarist in the British heavy metal band Motörhead. ... Lemmy Kilmister (born Ian Fraiser Kilmister, December 24, 1945, also known as Ian Fraiser Willis and Lemmy the Lurch) is an English bass player and singer. ... Michael Delaouglou, better known as Mikkey Dee (born October 31, 1963) is a Swedish drummer in the heavy metal band Motörhead. ...

1. "Civil War" (Phil Campbell, Lemmy Kilmister, Mikkey Dee, Max Ax) – 3:01
2. "Crazy Like a Fox" – 4:32
3. "I Don't Believe a Word" – 6:31
4. "Eat the Gun" – 2:13
5. "Overnight Sensation" – 4:10
6. "Love Can't Buy You Money" – 3:06
7. "Broken" – 4:34
8. "Them Not Me" – 2:47
9. "Murder Show" – 3:03
10. "Shake the World" – 3:29
11. "Listen to Your Heart" (Lemmy Kilmister) – 3:45

Phil Campbell Phil Campbell (born Philip Anthony Campbell , May 7, 1961) is a guitarist in the British heavy metal band Motörhead. ... Lemmy Kilmister (born Ian Fraiser Kilmister, December 24, 1945, also known as Ian Fraiser Willis and Lemmy the Lurch) is an English bass player and singer. ... Michael Delaouglou, better known as Mikkey Dee (born October 31, 1963) is a Swedish drummer in the heavy metal band Motörhead. ... Lemmy Kilmister (born Ian Fraiser Kilmister, December 24, 1945, also known as Ian Fraiser Willis and Lemmy the Lurch) is an English bass player and singer. ...

Credits

• Lemmy Kilmister - bass, vocals, harmonica on track 2, acoustic guitar on tracks 5 and 11
• Phil Campbell - guitar
• Mikkey Dee - drums

• Recorded at Ocean Studio and Track House Recording Studio
• Produced by Howard Benson and Duane Barron
• Co-produced by Ryan Dorn and Motörhead
• Mixed by Ryan Dorn and Duane Barron
• Assistant engineered by James Ornelas, Evan Levy, and Duane Barron
• Mixed at The Gallery
• Mastered at Digiprep by Dan Hersch
• Cover photo by Annamaria DiSanto

Lemmy Kilmister (born Ian Fraiser Kilmister, December 24, 1945, also known as Ian Fraiser Willis and Lemmy the Lurch) is an English bass player and singer. ... Phil Campbell Phil Campbell (born Philip Anthony Campbell , May 7, 1961) is a guitarist in the British heavy metal band Motörhead. ... Michael Delaouglou, better known as Mikkey Dee (born October 31, 1963) is a Swedish drummer in the heavy metal band Motörhead. ... Howard Benson is a music producer who has worked with bands such as Sepultura, Motörhead, P.O.D.,The All-American Rejects and My Chemical Romance (producing Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge (producing their multi-platinum album Satellite and their 2003 release Payable On Death), Crazy Town (producing Darkhorse...

External links

• Sample tracks at Rolling Stone
• Metal Reviews
• Overnight Sensation on Amazon.com
• Motorhead official website