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Rubber Bullets

1973 single by 10cc

Field	Value
name	Rubber Bullets
cover	Rubber Bullets.jpg
type	single
artist	10cc
album	10cc
B-side	Waterfall
released	June 1973
genre	Art rock, glam rock, rock and roll
length	3:40 (Radio Edit)
4:09 (Single Version)
5:15 (Album Version)
label	UK Records
writer	Lol Creme
Kevin Godley
Graham Gouldman
producer	10cc
prev_title	Johnny Don't Do It
prev_year	1972
next_title	The Dean and I
next_year	1973
misc
type	single
file	Rubber Bullets - 10cc.ogg
description	"Rubber Bullets"

| B-side = Waterfall 4:09 (Single Version) 5:15 (Album Version) Kevin Godley Graham Gouldman "Rubber Bullets" is a song by the English band 10cc from their self-titled debut album. It was written by Lol Creme, Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman.

Recording and impact

The song features a double-speed guitar solo, guitarist Eric Stewart explained:

Stewart also 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 [The Troubles

Bassist [Graham Gouldman remembered:

Although the song was not banned by the BBC at the time of release, it was later banned for the duration of the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991.

Chart performance

"Rubber Bullets" was the band's first number one single in the UK Singles Chart, spending one week at the top in June 1973.{{cite book

In popular culture

"Rubber Bullets" was used as the theme song to the pilot episode of American adult animated TV series Superjail! titled "Bunny Love", which aired in May 2007.
The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 film A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries.

References

"I Write The Songs". The10ccfanclub.com.
Kutner, J. and Leigh, S. (2005), ''1000 UK No. 1 Hits'', Omnibus Press, {{ISBN. 1-844-4928-34
(2000). "Sociology in Perspective". Heinemann.
"flavour of new zealand - search listener".
Whitburn, Joel. (2013). "Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012". Record Research.
"RPM Top 100 Singles - November 3, 1973".
(6 April 2018). "The Go Set Chart Book, Australia's First National Charts".
Harris, Will. (3 March 2010). "A Chat with Christy Karacas and Stephen Warbrick ("Superjail!")". Premium Hollywood.
"A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries - Original Soundtrack - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".

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