Eat the Rich (Aerosmith song)
| "Eat the Rich" | ||||
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||||
| from the album Get a Grip | ||||
| B-side | "Head First" | |||
| Released | June 1993 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
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| "Eat the Rich" on YouTube | ||||
"Eat the Rich" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith, written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Jim Vallance. It was released in June 1993 by Geffen Records as the second single from the band's 11th album, Get a Grip (1993). The song had success on US rock radio, peaking at number five on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 34, while in Canada, it peaked at number 45.
The song quickly became a fan favorite and drew a rousing reaction from crowds when it was used as the band's opening song on the Get a Grip Tour. The band has played the song several times on the Route of All Evil Tour, despite being generally limited to a 13-song setlist. The song was included on the band's 1994 Geffen Records-era greatest hits album Big Ones as well as the first song on the live double-album A Little South of Sanity.