Raise a Little Hell

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"Raise a Little Hell"
Single by Trooper
from the album Thick as Thieves
ReleasedJuly 1978 [1]
Genre
Length3:43
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Randy Bachman
Trooper singles chronology
"Oh, Pretty Lady"
(1978)
"Raise a Little Hell"
(1978)
"Round Round We Go"
(1978)

"Raise a Little Hell" is a song by Canadian rock band Trooper, released in July 1978 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Thick as Thieves . It is the band's only US Billboard Hot 100 hit. [2] Widely regarded as their signature and most popular song, the song has become a staple track of classic and arena rock, regularly being played in sport stadiums across Canada and the United States.[ citation needed ]

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In 2012, the song received a SOCAN Classic Award in recognition of 100,000 radio plays. [3]

Film and television

The song appeared in the television series Call Me Fitz and Stranger Things ; and the films Gutterball (2008), Drive Angry (2011) and Bandit (2022).

Legacy

"Raise a Little Hell" has become both a staple of classic rock radio stations and a popular sports anthem in Canada and the United States, most notably at National Hockey League and Major League Baseball games. Rolling Stone placed the song at #7 on their list of the "Top 10 Sports Anthems of All Time", while CKKQ-FM "the Q" ranked the song at #10 on their list of "The 150 Best Canadian Songs".

During the Ottawa Senators' time at TD Place Arena, from 1992 to 1996, they used Raise a Little Hell as their goal song and continued to do so when they moved to the Palladium (now the Canadian Tire Centre) until the 2000s.

The song is briefly used in the first season of Stranger Things.

Other versions

The song is covered by Canadian punk band GrimSkunk and appears on Fubar: The Album which the soundtrack to the film "FUBAR".

The song is covered by American rock band Head East and appears on their 2013 album, Raise a Little Hell. [4] [ circular reference ]

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [5] 27
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 59

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References

  1. Trooper - Raise a Little Hell 45cat.com
  2. "Trooper chart history". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  3. Trooper dominate SOCAN awards The Music Express
  4. Head East
  5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4657a." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  6. "The Hot 100". September 19, 1978. p. 12. Retrieved February 10, 2021.