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[[808 State]] sampled the song on their 1993 single, "10 X 10".
[[808 State]] sampled the song on their 1993 single, "10 X 10".

[[Manfred Mann's Earth Band]] covered the song on their 1987 album, "[[Masque (Manfred Mann's Earth Band album)|Masque]]" under the name "What You Give Is What You Get (Start)".


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

Revision as of 20:33, 30 October 2017

"Start!"
Song
B-side"Liza Radley"

"Start!" is the eleventh UK single release by the band The Jam and their second number-one, following "Going Underground"/"Dreams of Children".[1] Upon its release on 15 August 1980, it debuted at number three, and two weeks later reached number one for one week.[2] Written by Paul Weller and produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and The Jam, "Start!" was the lead single from the band's fifth album Sound Affects. The single's B-side is "Liza Radley".

"Start!" is based on both the main guitar riff and bass riff of the Beatles' 1966 song "Taxman" from the album Revolver, written by George Harrison.[3] "Liza Radley" also utilises the "Taxman" bassline as does "Dreams of Children", B-side to "Going Underground", played then as a lead guitar riff.

The album version of the song runs at 2:30 and features trumpets in the final section. The single version, also featured on the Snap! compilation, is edited and slightly remixed, and omits the trumpets.[citation needed]

Other versions and sampling

Beastie Boys covered the song on their 1999 single, "Alive".

808 State sampled the song on their 1993 single, "10 X 10".

Manfred Mann's Earth Band covered the song on their 1987 album, "Masque" under the name "What You Give Is What You Get (Start)".

Bibliography

  • Martin Roach (ed) (2008) The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles, Virgin Books, London.

References

  1. ^ Martin Roach (ed) (2008) The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles, Virgin Books, London
  2. ^ "Jam - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Music – Review of The Jam – Sound Affects". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
Preceded by UK number-one single
6 September 1980 – 12 September 1980
Succeeded by