"Shape of Things to Come" | ||||
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Single by Max Frost and the Troopers | ||||
from the album Shape of Things to Come | ||||
B-side | "Free Lovin'" | |||
Released | 1968 | |||
Length | 1:57 | |||
Label | Tower | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Curb | |||
Max Frost and the Troopers singles chronology | ||||
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"Shape of Things to Come" | ||||
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Single by Slade | ||||
from the album Play It Loud | ||||
B-side | "C'mon C'mon" | |||
Released | March 6, 1970 | |||
Length | 2:19 | |||
Label | Fontana | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | |||
Producer(s) | Chas Chandler | |||
Slade singles chronology | ||||
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"Shape of Things to Come" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil from the film Wild in the Streets, performed by the fictional band Max Frost and the Troopers on their 1968 album Shape of Things to Come. The song was also released without vocals by Davie Allan and the Arrows. The song was a mere 1 minute 55 seconds in length.
Others who have performed the song include Slade,Rich Kids, Vacuum, Aorta, Third Rail, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Glad, The Pointed Sticks, The Ramones, the Fuzztones, The Urinals, The Diodes, Mod Fun and Marshmallow Overcoat. More recently, the song has been released by Thee Dirtybeats, Toxic Reasons, Hammer and the Nails, and Janelle Monáe.
The song was produced by Mike Curb for the exploitation film Wild in the Streets, where it was lip-synced by Christopher Jones. A young Richard Pryor portrayed the drummer in Jones' band.