277:. At a time when their relations with Chandler were already strained, the failure of the single resulted in the end of their 12 year partnership. Noddy Holder recalled in 1984, "There was a big cock-up over the release of that single. We were in Germany at the time and when we came back no one at RCA seemed to know whether it was going to be released or not. It was chaotic. We put the blame on Chas. He was head of the label and he was our manager. It was a manager's responsibility and it just brought things to a head." Chandler's last undertaking for Slade was negotiating the contract when they signed directly to RCA in the summer of 1981.
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picked the single as a "chart cert" in their 30 May 1981 issue. In 2007, rock music journalist Chris Ingham described the song as a "drum-led frenzy" and added it was "very much son" of "We'll Bring the House Down". He felt that, although the song failed as a single, it "worked wonderfully well as
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1444:Rock and Roll Preacher (Hallelujah I'm on Fire)
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204:. The song was written by band members
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1706:Song recordings produced by Don Powell
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1701:Song recordings produced by Dave Hill
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423:"Singles Top 100 - Bubbling Under".
1691:Song recordings produced by Jim Lea
1050:Get Yer Boots On: The Best of Slade
900:Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply
1367:My Baby Left Me - That's All Right
1026:The Slade Collection Vol. 2, 79–87
652:(UK 2007 CD reissue liner notes).
216:, but did reach number 101 in the
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1090:In for a Penny: Raves & Faves
1066:Slade Alive! – The Live Anthology
684:(UK 7-inch single sleeve notes).
190:" is a song by English rock band
1621:A Day in the Life of the Dummies
1451:(And Now the Waltz) C'est La Vie
1106:Merry Xmas Everybody: Party Hits
638:– via World Radio History.
1610:List of songs recorded by Slade
320:"Knuckle Sandwich Nancy" – 3:14
1042:Feel the Noize – Greatest Hits
222:Bubbling Under Singles chart.
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1681:Songs written by Noddy Holder
892:The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
566:– via sladefanclub.com.
347:– lead guitar, backing vocals
551:Kemp, Dave (May–June 1981).
443:Blake, John (16 June 1981).
341:– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
1521:That's What Friends Are For
1360:Burning in the Heat of Love
1141:When Slade Rocked the World
623:. 30 May 1981. p. 22.
391:UK Bubbling Under Singles (
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1507:Do You Believe in Miracles
1409:We'll Bring the House Down
1010:The Slade Collection 81–87
876:We'll Bring the House Down
860:Whatever Happened to Slade
255:We'll Bring the House Down
1493:Myzsterious Mizster Jones
836:Old New Borrowed and Blue
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598:British Newspaper Archive
588:. 6 June 1981. p. 25
557:The Slade Supporters Club
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302:the penultimate track on
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1686:Songs written by Jim Lea
1416:Wheels Ain't Coming Down
1248:Mama Weer All Crazee Now
1220:Get Down and Get with It
154:Wheels Ain't Coming Down
22:"Knuckle Sandwich Nancy"
1645:(James Whild Lea album)
1528:You Boyz Make Big Noize
1297:When the Lights Are Out
1206:Shape of Things to Come
924:You Boyz Make Big Noize
236:in 1981, lead vocalist
1430:Lock Up Your Daughters
1423:Knuckle Sandwich Nancy
1199:Wild Winds Are Blowing
1058:The Very Best of Slade
682:Knuckle Sandwich Nancy
620:Music & Video Week
353:– bass, backing vocals
298:Music & Video Week
188:Knuckle Sandwich Nancy
172:Lock Up Your Daughters
163:Knuckle Sandwich Nancy
1269:Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me
1262:Cum On Feel the Noize
815:(Ambrose Slade, 1969)
579:"Sounds: New singles"
498:. pp. 103, 106.
1472:Slam the Hammer Down
1381:Rock 'n' Roll Bolero
1283:Merry Xmas Everybody
1034:The Genesis of Slade
884:Till Deaf Do Us Part
650:Till Deaf Do Us Part
304:Till Deaf Do Us Part
201:Till Deaf Do Us Part
50:Till Deaf Do Us Part
16:1981 single by Slade
1556:Radio Wall of Sound
1339:Let's Call It Quits
1194:" (The N' Betweens)
951:Slade Alive, Vol. 2
698:cite AV media notes
662:cite AV media notes
520:Charlesworth, Chris
488:Charlesworth, Chris
553:"Knuckle Sandwich"
369:Slade – production
289:Upon its release,
285:Critical reception
143:singles chronology
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1535:Ooh La La in L.A.
1395:Sign of the Times
692:. 1981. CHEAP 24.
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1628:Shooting Me Down
1598:Related articles
1542:We Won't Give In
1318:How Does It Feel
1241:Take Me Bak 'Ome
1234:Look Wot You Dun
1213:Know Who You Are
1167:Alive at Reading
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233:The New Standard
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528:Omnibus Press
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263:Chas Chandler
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1671:1981 singles
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1619:
1588:Wall of Hits
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1579:
1486:7 Year Bitch
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1388:Ginny, Ginny
1311:Far Far Away
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1165:
1158:
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1072:
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1032:
1024:
1018:Wall of Hits
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976:
970:Compilations
957:
949:
943:Slade Alive!
941:
922:
914:
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898:
890:
882:
874:
866:
858:
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842:
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826:
820:Play It Loud
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810:
787:Craig Fenney
766:Noddy Holder
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230:Speaking to
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935:Live albums
796:Mal McNulty
793:Dave Glover
784:Steve Makin
130:Producer(s)
72:15 May 1981
1666:1981 songs
1660:Categories
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812:Beginnings
775:John Berry
761:Don Powell
690:Cheapskate
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407:References
364:Production
357:Don Powell
259:Cheapskate
226:Background
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99:Cheapskate
756:Dave Hill
629:0144-5782
386:position
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328:Personnel
64:"I'm Mad"
1563:Universe
1458:My Oh My
1437:Ruby Red
1290:Everyday
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69:Released
1643:Therapy
1184:Singles
1082:Rockers
1074:B-Sides
986:Sladest
828:Slayed?
771:Jim Lea
634:26 July
592:26 July
562:26 July
463:26 July
359:– drums
351:Jim Lea
245:Release
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1573:Video
745:Slade
686:Slade
654:Slade
615:(PDF)
333:Slade
192:Slade
141:Slade
135:Slade
94:Label
41:Slade
704:link
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