| "Piss Factory" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Patti Smith | |
| A-side | "Hey Joe" |
| B-side | "Piss Factory" |
| Released | November 1974 |
| Recorded | Electric Lady Studios, June 5, 1974 |
| Genre | Punk rock [1] |
| Length | 4:41 |
| Label | Mer |
| Songwriter(s) | Patti Smith, Richard Sohl |
| Producer(s) | Lenny Kaye |
"Piss Factory" is a song written by Patti Smith and Richard Sohl, and released as a B-side on Smith's debut single "Hey Joe" in 1974. It was included on the Vertigo Records compilation album New Wave in 1977, Sire Records 1992 compilation album Just Say Yesterday , [2] and later reissued on the rarities compilation Land (1975–2002) .
In 1989, Dave Marsh placed the song on the list of The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made.[ citation needed ]
The song originated as a poem written by Smith about the time she spent working in a baby buggy factory, expressing her assurance that she would not let the experience kill her ambitions. [3]
