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“I Was a Teenage Werewolf” by The Cramps
From the album Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)
“I Was a Teenage Werewolf” by The Cramps appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1980 on the album Songs the Lord Taught Us. Its best result is #1894 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,272 alternative song of all time.
"I Was a Teenage Werewolf" prowls through Songs the Lord Taught Us, the Cramps' debut album, which came out in 1980 on I.R.S. in America and Illegal Records in Britain. Lux Interior and Ivy Rorschach wrote it, Alex Chilton produced it and John Hampton engineered, and the title alone reads like a drive-in creature feature.
That suits the record around it, which critics have heard as a loud, campy stew of rockabilly and cheap horror-movie imagery, all wild guitars and Lux Interior's unhinged howl. Rolling Stone later counted the album among the best of 1980, hailing a psychobilly sound that left even the kitschiest moments of the Ramones and Blondie behind.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1894 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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