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Raise a Little Hell

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"Raise a Little Hell"
Single by Trooper
from the album Thick as Thieves
Released1978
GenreHard rock
Length3:43
Songwriter(s)McGuire/Smith
Producer(s)Randy Bachman
Trooper singles chronology
"Oh, Pretty Lady"
(1978)
"Raise a Little Hell"
(1978)
"Round Round We Go"
(1978)

"Raise a Little Hell" is a song by Canadian rock band Trooper. The song is the 10th and final track on the band's 1978 album Thick as Thieves. It is the band's only US Hot 100 hit[1] and is regularly played in sports stadiums across Canada and the United States.[citation needed]

Chart performance

The song peaked at #27 on the Canadian Hot 100 and #59 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group's only hit on the latter chart.

Film and television

The song appeared in the television series Call Me Fitz and Stranger Things; and the films Gutterball (2008) and Drive Angry (2011).

Legacy

"Raise a Little Hell" has become both a staple of classic rock radio stations around the world, and a popular sports anthem in Canada and the United States, most notably at National Hockey League and Major League Baseball games. Rolling Stone placed the song at #7 on their list of the "Top 10 Sports Anthems of All Time", while CKKQ-FM "the Q" ranked the song at #10 on their list of "The 150 Best Canadian Songs".

Other versions

The song as covered by Canadian punk band GrimSkunk and appears on Fubar: The Album which the soundtrack to the film "FUBAR".

References

  1. ^ "Trooper chart history". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-22.