You've Got Another Thing Comin'
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| Single by Judas Priest | ||||||||||
| from the album Screaming for Vengeance | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Exciter (live)" | |||||||||
| Released | August 1982 | |||||||||
| Format | 7" | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||||||||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||||||||
| Length | 5:07 | |||||||||
| Label | Columbia | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Rob Halford K. K. Downing Glenn Tipton |
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| Producer | Tom Allom | |||||||||
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"You've Got Another Thing Comin'" is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was originally released on their 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance and released as a single later that year. In May 2006, VH1 ranked it fifth on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs.[1]
The song reached #67 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, making it Judas Priest's only charting song in the United States.
The song's title is an eggcorn idiom,[2][3] in use since at least 1919,[4] from the original expression, "You've got another think coming," published as early as 1898.[5]
Pat Boone covered the song on his 1997 album In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy.
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[edit] Song Review
Although Judas Priest spent most of the '70s as a straight-ahead British metal band that dealt with the genre's expected topics (such as doom and death), the '80s would be a different story. Such bands as Van Halen had proven that hard rock/metal could be tempered with pop hooks to conquer the charts, and Priest tried their hand at broadening their fan base on several occasions. They racked up three sizeable U.K. hits in the late '70s/early '80s with the anthemic tracks "Take on the World," "Breaking the Law," and "Living After Midnight," but were unable to crack the U.S. market wide open (despite building an enormous cult fan base stateside). While their 1981 release, Point of Entry, seemed to be made up of (for the most part) U.S. radio-ready tracks, the album wasn't the huge worldwide hit they'd hoped for. Wisely, they returned back to their earsplitting heavy metal roots with 1982's Screaming for Vengeance, and reaped the rewards. The song "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" became a rock radio favorite and an early MTV staple, finally giving Priest the final push they needed in the States—making them one of the decade's biggest metal bands. The song contained all the elements of a classic heavy metal anthem—an instantly memorable chorus that was perfect for an arena full of metalheads to shout along to, meaty guitar riffs, and "us vs. them" lyrics.
[edit] In other media
The song shows up on several video games, for example, it is featured on the jukebox of the first level of Prey; in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City's radio station V-Rock; as downloadable content for Rock Band series (alongside the rest of the album Screaming for Vengeance); and a cover version is featured in Guitar Hero. It is now featured in EA Sports' NHL 12.
The original song is also featured in the 2011 comedy film, Bad Teacher.
[edit] Personnel
- Rob Halford - vocals
- Glenn Tipton - lead guitar
- K.K. Downing - rhythm guitar
- Ian Hill - bass
- Dave Holland - drums
[edit] References
- ^ "VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1–4 May 2006, VH1 Channel, reported by VH1.com; last accessed September 10, 2006.
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- ^ The Syracuse Herald, August 1919. "If you think the life of a movie star is all sunshine and flowers you've got another thing coming."
- ^ The Syracuse Standard May 1898. "Conroy lives in Troy and thinks he is a coming fighter. This gentleman has another think coming. It is probable that McCoy will next meet Joe Choynski."
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