Song · Napalm Death
“Scum” by Napalm Death
From the album Scum (1987)
“Scum” by Napalm Death appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2012. It was first released in 1987 on the album Scum. Its best result is #67 on the Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2012). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,326 hard rock song of all time.
"Scum" is the title track of Napalm Death's debut, which Earache released in July 1987, and it's the sound of grindcore being hammered into shape. Nik Bullen handles bass and lead vocals, Justin Broadrick plays guitar and Mick Harris drums; the three wrote the music together, with Broadrick and Bullen supplying the words, and Mick Ivory engineered.
The album is really two records stitched together, its sides cut by two different lineups roughly a year apart, and Harris was the only player on both. It sold more than 10,000 copies in its first year and reached number four on the UK indie chart, and in 2005 Kerrang! readers voted it the 50th best British album ever made.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 67 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2012) | 70 |
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