Rock the Casbah

For other uses, see Rock the Casbah (disambiguation).

"Rock the Casbah"
Picture sleeve for original 1982 single release
Single by the Clash
from the album Combat Rock
B-side"Long Time Jerk"
Released11 June 1982
Genre
Length3:42
6:35 (extended version)
Label
SongwritersTopper Headon, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
ProducerThe Clash
The Clash singles chronology
"Know Your Rights"
(1982) 		"Rock the Casbah"
(1982) 		"Should I Stay or Should I Go" / "Straight to Hell"
(1982)
The Clash reissued singles chronology
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" (re-release)
(1991) 		"Rock the Casbah" (re-release)
(1991) 		"London Calling" (2nd re-release)
(1991)
Music video
"Rock the Casbah" on YouTube

"Rock the Casbah" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash, released on 11 June 1982 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Combat Rock (1982). It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States (their only top 10 single in that country) and, along with the track "Mustapha Dance", it also reached number eight on the dance chart.

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