Give 'Em Enough Rope

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Give 'Em Enough Rope is The Clash's second album. It was released in 1978 by CBS Records. After the success of their self-titled album The Clash, expectations were high, and, when released, Give 'Em Enough Rope was treated harshly by the critics; much criticism went to Sandy Pearlman's production, which was viewed as sounding cleaner but tepid, not matching the raw power of the band's debut album. It has since become the most obscure of the band's albums, although some of its songs remain fairly popular among the group's fans. Give 'Em Enough Rope also shows how the band was developing musically, heading away from the straight punk of "White Riot" or "I'm So Bored with the U.S.A.", and moving toward the diversity of London Calling.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Chart trajectories 4 External links

Track listing

1. "Safe European Home" - 3:50
2. "English Civil War" - 2:35
3. "Tommy Gun" - 3:17
4. "Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad" - 3:03
5. "Last Gang in Town" - 5:14
6. "Guns on the Roof" - 3:15
7. "Drug-Stabbing Time" - 3:43
8. "Stay Free" - 3:40
9. "Cheapskates" - 3:25
10. "All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)" - 4:55

Personnel

• Joe Strummer: guitar, vocals
• Mick Jones: guitar, vocals
• Paul Simonon: bass
• Topper Headon: drums
• Sandy Pearlman: producer

Chart trajectories

U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
Chart position	173	162	142	132	132	131	128	158	198	199

UK Albums Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14
Chart position	2	5	12	13	30	30	35	30	31	24	32	54	48	72 (re)

The album fell off the charts after thirteen weeks, but later re-entered for a fourteenth non-consecutive week in total.

External links

• Give 'Em Enough Rope lyrics

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