Description "Going Underground" is the first British #1 chart single by The Jam, released in March 1980. It went straight in at #1 in the UK Singles Chart,[2]spending three weeks at the top.[3] It was the first of three instant chart-toppers for the group."Going Underground" was not released on any of the band's six studio albums, although it has appeared on many compilations and re-releases since then. The single's B-side was "Dreams of Children", which originally had been intended to be the A-side; following a mix-up at the pressing plant, the single became a double-A-side, and DJs tended to choose the more melodic "Going Underground" to play on the radio.[4]The song was ranked at #2 among the "Tracks of the Year" for 1980 by NME.[5]In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Going Underground" at #73 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks, and in October 2006, placed it at #98 in its list of the 100 Greatest Songs Ever.Ade Edmondson's folk punk band The Bad Shepherds covered it in 2013.Welsh alternative metal band Lostprophets covered the song in 2007 as a B-side to their single 4:AM Forever.The comedy band Amateur Transplants released a two-minute parody titled "London Underground" in 2005 in the light of the December strike. It became a popular download in the United Kingdom.The song was covered by Buffalo Tom for the 1999 Jam tribute album Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam. This version also was released as part of a double A-side single with Liam Gallagher's and Steve Cradock's version of "Carnation" and reached #6 in the UK singles chart.[6]Manfred Mann's Earth Band covered the song on their 1986 album "Criminal Tango".Daryl Denham released a version of the song titled "Go England" in 2002 after Weller gave permission for it to be adapted as a football song."Going Underground" was coupled with "Dreams of Children" as a double A-side. It opens and is intermittently accentuated with a backmasked sample of the band's 1979 song "Thick as Thieves".The Jam released two other double A-side singles: "David Watts"/"'A' Bomb in Wardour Street" and "Town Called Malice"/"Precious". Why not take a look at the other items we have for sale while you're here?also happy to combine postage costs on multiple purchases . Happy Bidding! Please note: *Postage will be tracked and signed for (UK only).(Note: Will consider overseas sale with the difference paid for by buyer.) *That all items are described as accurately as possible. Many colours look slightlydifferent in different lighting, our photo lighting will be different than the lighting at your home or outside. We do our best to accurately reflect the true colour of the item, but colours may vary in shade depending on the lighting they are viewed in.