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This song is performed by The Clash and appears on the album London Calling (1979).
View the Gracenote version of these lyrics here.

This song also appears…

on the compilation Life In The European Theater (1982)
on the album Story Of The Clash, Vol. 1 (1988)
on the compilation Rock Classics: Laserscharf (1989)
on the box set Clash On Broadway (1991)
on the compilation The Singles (1991)
on the album Classic Rock Box: WNEW-FM 25th Anniversary Box (1992)
on the album From Here To Eternity: Live (1999)
on the compilation Rock: Train Kept A Rollin' (1999)
on the compilation Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack For A Century (1999)
on the soundtrack Billy Elliot (2000)
on the compilation Cigarettes And Alcohol: 40 Modern Anthems (2000)
on the soundtrack Face (2000)
on the compilation Music Of The Millennium, Vol. 2 (2000)
on the compilation Q Anthems (2002)
on the album The Essential Clash (2003)
on the soundtrack What A Girl Wants (2003)
on the compilation UK Music Hall Of Fame (2004)
on the compilation Rock Hits (2005)
on the album Live At Shea Stadium (2008)

This song has been covered by…

Eddy Bop under the title "London Calling"
Eläkeläiset under the title "Vanhamiljonäärihumppa"
Fettes Brot under the title "Hamburg Calling"
Mike Peters under the title "London Calling"
NOFX under the title "The Marxist Brothers"
One King Down under the title "London Calling"
Purple Sex Heads under the title "London Calling"
Sofia under the title "London Calling"
The Bad Shepherds under the title "London Calling"
The N.C. Thierteens under the title "London Calling"

This song is featured in the movies Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten, What A Girl Wants, Die Another Day, Ma Femme est une Actrice, Intimacy, Billy Elliot, Get Him to the Greek, 28 Days Later and Shaun of the Dead.

This song is featured in the television series Banda Sonora, Gilmore Girls and Friends.

This song is available as a downloadable track for the video games Rock Band 3 and Rocksmith.

London Calling
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London Calling

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London calling to the faraway towns
Now that war is declared - and battle come down¹
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard, all you boys and girls²
London calling, now don't look to us
All that phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust³
London calling, see we ain't got no swing
'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing

The ice age is coming the sun's zooming in
Meltdown expected and the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear⁴
Cos London is drowning - and I live by the river⁵

London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it brother an' go it alone⁶
London calling to the zombies of death
Quit holding out - and take another breath⁷
London calling - and I don't wanna shout
But when we were talking - I saw you nodding out⁸
London calling, see we ain't got no highs
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes

The ice age is coming the sun's zooming in
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear error, but I have no fear
Cos London is drowning - and I live by the river⁹

The ice age is coming the sun's zooming in
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear error, but I have no fear
Cos London is drowning - and I live by the river⁹

Now get this.....⁹

London calling, yeah, I was there, too
An' you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
London calling at the top of the dial
After all this, won't you give me a smile? ¹⁰

London calling⁹

I never felt so much a-like.....⁹

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NotesEdit

. On the actual record, Joe Strummer sings this as "Now war is declared"
. On the record, Joe omits the "all"
. On the actual record, Joe sings "Phony Beatlemania..."
. The official lyrics use a mixture of lyrics: "Meltdown expected and the wheat is growing thin/A nuclear error...", instead of what Joe actually sings. (See Note 9)
. The official lyrics omit the "cos" (or "'cause" in US English)
. On the actual record, Joe sings this as "Forget it brother you can go it alone"
. On the actual record, Joe sings this as "Quit holding out - and draw another breath"
. On the actual record, Joe sings this line as "But while we were talking...."
. The 2nd chorus is omitted, as are the adlibs, in the official lyrics. (The second chorus changes lines here, but in the official lyrics [as they appear in the gatefold], the lyrics simply read "The ice age.....". Here, Joe also debuts the "nuclear error" line)
. On the actual record, Joe sings this as "An' after all this..."