Lock Up Your Daughters (song)
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UK/European cover of "Lock Up Your Daughters".
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| Single by Slade | |||||||||||||||
| from the album Till Deaf Do Us Part | |||||||||||||||
| B-side | Sign Of The Times | ||||||||||||||
| Released | 4 September 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Format | 7" Single | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:26 | ||||||||||||||
| Label | RCA Records | ||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Noddy Holder; Jim Lea | ||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Slade | ||||||||||||||
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"Lock Up Your Daughters" is a single from rock band Slade which appeared on the album Till Deaf Do Us Part. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released in September 1981 and peaked at #29 in the UK, spending a total of 8 weeks on the chart. The release was under RCA records which was Slade's first major label in years since using their own label to release material.
At the time of the single's peak, the fans and band were disappointed that the single wasn't as big as "We'll Bring the House Down" was. The fan club newsletter of the time explained that when Slade performed the track on Top of the Pops twice, the two appearances clashed with two big blockbuster movies on ITV, both "Earthquake" and "Jaws". This is believed to have caused a small backlash in sales and commercial success.
The single had a more metal influenced sound, much like the 1981 hit We'll Bring The House Down after Slade's performance at Reading 1980 attracted many metal fans. This track became a staple at concerts. The b-side "Sign of the Times" had been released as a single beforehand, in 1979, from the band's Return to Base album.
The song featured on Top of The Pops as well as a small number of European TV shows.
Upon release, the single was reviewed on BBC Radio One's Round Table show. It received a thumbs up from BBC presenter and radio DJ Mike Read, BBC radio presenter Dave Lee Travis and musician Eddy Grant.
British disc jockey and radio personality Alan Freeman, who attended Slade's performance at the 1981 Donington festival also played the song frequently upon release on Capital Radio.
Shortly after the single's release, the Slade fan club asked guitarist Dave Hill about a single cover for the single. Hill replied "RCA have done it. I don't know what they've done - they will probably show it to us tomorrow. I bet it's a drawing of a daughter locked up!"
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