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B-side
  
"OK Bye!"

Format
  
12"

Length
  
6:16

Released
  
January 1987 (1987-01)

Genre
  
Recorded
  
Southern Studios, London, England

"Rockchester" is a single by the British industrial hip-hop group Fats Comet, released in January 1987 on World Records.

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Release and reception

In the August 1986 issue of Spin, columnist John Leland described the song as "the best dance music now being made" The single entered the UK Indie Chart in 1987, remaining there for eleven weeks and peaking at No. 6. The song later appeared on the retrospective compilation album Power Inc. Vol. 1, released in 1994.

In 1997, Future Sound of London released the hit single We Have Explosive, part three of which interpolates a looped sample of "Rockchester".

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood and Doug Wimbish

UK 12" single (WR006)
  1. "Rockchester" – 6:16
  2. "OK Bye!" – 5:18

References

Rockchester Wikipedia


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