Rebel Yell (song)

"Rebel Yell"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Rebel Yell
Released12 January 1984[1]
2 September 1985 (UK re-issue)[2]
Recorded1983
StudioStudio A, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Genre
Length
  • 4:47 (album version)
  • 3:43 (7" version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"White Wedding"
(1982)
"Rebel Yell"
(1984)
"Eyes Without a Face"
(1984)
Audio sample
Music video
"Rebel Yell" on YouTube

"Rebel Yell" is a song by English-American rock musician Billy Idol. It is the title track of his second album Rebel Yell (1983), and was released as the album's lead single in January 1984 by Chrysalis Records. Initially, it only reached No. 62 in the UK and No. 46 in the US upon its release. However, a 1985 re-issue proved to be a big hit, peaking at no. 6 in the UK. The song received wide critical acclaim and in 2009 was named the 79th best hard rock song of all time by VH1 based on a public vote.[3][4]

  1. ^ "US promo disc".
  2. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 405.
  3. ^ a b "VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". 5 January 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Revisiting America's Hard 100". Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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