Single:
Rubber Bullets entered the Australian singles chart* on 9 July 1973 and peaked at #3. The song was #27 on the Top 100 of 1973.
Album:
The song is on Rubber Bullets which entered the Australian albums chart* on 19 November 1973 and peaked at #43.
Songwriters:
Lol Creme, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman
Producers:
10cc
Record label of Australian release:
Decca
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Eric Stewart recalled:
“I was amazed but pleased that the BBC never banned the track, although they limited its airplay because they thought it was about the ongoing Northern Ireland conflicts. In fact, it was about an Attica State Prison riot like the ones in the old James Cagney films.”
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_Bullets
Songfacts:
Like the Elvis Presley hit Jailhouse Rock, this song is about a party that breaks out at the county jail. Elvis’ song ends with everyone having a good time, but in 10cc’s song, the party is kiboshed by riot police who use rubber bullets to quell the uprising, a more likely outcome.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/10cc/rubber-bullets
Lyrics:
I went to a party at the local county jail
All the cons were dancing and the band began to wail
But the guys were indiscreet
They were brawling in the street
At the local dance at the local county jail
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