Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)

"Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" is a song by the British band XTC. Released as the band's 12th single in December 1980, it charted in the UK singles chart at No. 16 on 21 February 1981,[1] being XTC's biggest single chart success to this date. The song also reached the Irish charts, peaking at No. 20.[2]

"Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"
Single by XTC
from the album Black Sea
ReleasedDecember 1980
Recorded1980
StudioThe Town House, London
Length3:57
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Andy Partridge
Producer(s)Steve Lillywhite
XTC singles chronology
"Take This Town"
(1980)
"Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"
(1980)
"Respectable Street"
(1981)
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The band performed the song on Top of the Pops[3] and the Saturday morning show Multi-Coloured Swap Shop.[4] The tune itself was recorded at Townhouse Studios, London in June 1980. The 7" single is packed with a poster, showing a Sgt. Rock comic. The song is featured on the compilation albums Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982, The Compact XTC, and Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92.

Track listing

  1. "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" [single edit] (Andy Partridge) (3:36)
  2. "Living Through Another Cuba" (Andy Partridge)/"Generals And Majors" (Colin Moulding) [live medley] (7:52)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart 20
UK Singles Chart 16

References

  1. "XTC - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. http://www.fireballmedia.ie, Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group -. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. TOTP from the 80s (8 November 2014). "XTC – Sgt Rock Is Going To Help Me (Studio, TOTP)". Retrieved 10 December 2017 via YouTube.
  4. egidio sabbadini (10 April 2010). "XTC - Sgt. Rock-Multi-Coloured [S]wap Shop BBC1 Television 1981". Retrieved 10 December 2017 via YouTube.
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