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On a Rope

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Format
  
CD

Genre
  
Punk rock

Recorded
  
1995

Length
  
2:53

Released
  
September 2, 1996 (1996-09-02)

Label
  
Elemental (ELM 38 CDS1, CSD2, CDS3)

"On a Rope" is a song by the American punk rock band Rocket from the Crypt, released as the third single from their 1995 album Scream, Dracula, Scream! It was released as three separate CD singles by Elemental Records, which combined to form a single set containing three versions of "On a Rope", five cover songs, and a four-song session recorded with Mark Radcliffe at the BBC that was originally broadcast May 26, 1996. "On a Rope" was Rocket from the Crypt's highest-charting single, peaking at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. A music video for the song received play on MTV and MTV Europe.

Personnel

  • Speedo (John Reis) - guitar, lead vocals
  • ND (Andy Stamets) - guitar, backing vocals
  • Petey X (Pete Reichert) - bass, backing vocals
  • Apollo 9 (Paul O'Beirne) - saxophone, backing vocals
  • JC 2000 (Jason Crane) - trumpet, backing vocals
  • Atom (Adam Willard) - drums
  • Donnell Cameron - engineering, recording of "On a Rope"
  • Eddie Miller - assistant engineer of "On a Rope"
  • Andy Wallace - mixing of "On a Rope"
  • Geoff Harrington and Mark Arnold - recording and mixing of "Alone", "Who Needs You", "Alergic Reaction", "Transcendent Crankiness", and "You and I"
  • Pat Coope and Chris Lee - engineers of Mark Radcliffe session
  • Savage - art, design
  • References

    On a Rope Wikipedia