We Won't Give In
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UK cover of "We Won't Give In".
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| Single by Slade | |||||||||
| from the album You Boyz Make Big Noize | |||||||||
| B-side | Ooh La La In L.A. | ||||||||
| Released | 20 November 1987 | ||||||||
| Format | 7" Single | ||||||||
| Recorded | 1987 | ||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | ||||||||
| Length | 3:38 | ||||||||
| Label | Cheapskate Records | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Noddy Holder; Jim Lea | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | Jim Lea | ||||||||
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"We Won't Give In" is the final single from the album You Boyz Make Big Noize by rock band Slade. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea.
The single was released in late 1987, failing to chart in the top 100, the first for a Slade single since the 1981 single "Knuckle Sandwich Nancy". The single was confirmed by BBC at the time to have peaked outside the top 100 at #121 in the UK.
The song was the second single to be released via the band's own Cheapskate Records since the early 1980s, under permission by RCA Records.
The song was recorded at Portland Studios.
The b-side of the single was "Ooh La La In L.A." which was included on the same album as well as being released as a single in America earlier in 1987.
In the Slade International Fan Club newsletter for July, August and September 1987, a fan poll was created based on the album. "We Won't Give In" was listed at #2 of the top three choices for the next Slade single.
The song was originally used in the soundtrack for 1986 British film "Knights and Emeralds" along with the Slade b-side "Wild Wild Party".
During the single's release, radio DJ Bruno Brookes received hundreds of fan letters requesting the single to be played on his show. On 3 December, Brookes read out some of the letters and stated that he had literally hundreds of similar messages. He also stated that he suspected Noddy Holder of asking the fan club to get the request letters sent off.
Guitarist Dave Hill described the song in a fan club interview. "This was thought by many people to be a good one for a single when it came out last year on the film soundtrack. The film company wanted it out as a single, but RCA, who owned the rights said no. This is the last track on side one of the album."
After being asked on what the band would do next after the commercial failure of the album and latest single "You Boyz Make Big Noize", bassist Jim Lea replied "Well, there isn't a plan at the moment. I want to release 'We Won't Give In' as a single this Christmas. I feel that it is a good idea, because whichever way you look at it, we have the wind blowing behind us at that time of year. Last Christmas we were offered five TV shows and we hadn't even got anything out. Unfortunately, at the moment, nobody else seems to share my point of view over this and would rather keep Slade away from Christmas this year."
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