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The song spent 13 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, and originally peaked at number 15 upon its initial release.At the midweek point in January 2016 it reached No. 9 and in the official Friday chart they reached number 13, following the death of frontman Lemmy in December 2015 and subsequent dissolution of the band.
That same year, he founded Motörhead. The band's success peaked around 1980 and 1981, including the hit single "Ace of Spades" and the chart-topping live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith. Lemmy continued to record and tour regularly with Motörhead until his death on 28 December 2015 in Los Angeles, where he had lived since 1990.
The original No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith LP includes two songs from their debut album, the title track from 1979's Bomber, five songs from 1979's Overkill, and three songs from Ace of Spades. The track "Motorhead" would be released as a single and become the band's biggest chart hit, reaching number 6 in the UK.
In February 1984, the Lemmy, Campbell, Würzel, and Taylor line-up recorded "Ace of Spades" for the "Bambi" episode in the British television series, The Young Ones. Scenes of the band playing are interspersed with the characters' antics as they rush to the railway station, in a parody of the Beatles ' comedy film A Hard Day's Night . [ 39 ]
No Remorse may offer 29 versions of what is essentially the same thing, yet every track is singularly amazing: the yelping, bad luck refrain to "Ace of Spades," the locomotive thunder beneath "Overkill," the live-wire guitar on "Bomber," the genius stupidity of "Killed by Death," or the amphetamine overdrive of the live "Motorhead" from No ...
The lineup of Lemmy, Clarke and Taylor became known as the "classic Motörhead lineup", releasing five successful studio albums between 1977 and 1982 including Ace of Spades. [5] Prior to any of these releases, however, the group almost broke up in April 1977 due to poor reviews of their live shows and little to no interest from record ...
Pages in category "Songs written by Lemmy" ... Ace of Spades (song) B. Bomber (song) Born to Raise Hell (Motörhead song) C. Claw (song) D. Deaf Forever; Don't Let ...
It features a mashup of both Ozzy and Lemmy's vocals in one song, using the former's version as the main template. [4] An official animated music video, with Ozzy, Lemmy and Phil Taylor fighting against humanity transformed into zombies via their mobile phones, and later the demons responsible for the change. The video was directed by Mark ...