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“Pack It Up” by The Pretenders
From the album Pretenders II (1981)
“Pack It Up” by The Pretenders appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1981. It was first released in 1981 on the album Pretenders II. Its best result is #61 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #61 alternative song of 1981.
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"Pack It Up" comes from Pretenders II, the band's second album, which Sire issued in August 1981, and it carries a joint writing credit for Chrissie Hynde and guitarist James Honeyman-Scott. Chris Thomas produced it.
Seen from here, that credit stings. Pretenders II turned out to be the last record from the original lineup: the next year, within a single week, bassist Pete Farndon was fired and Honeyman-Scott was dead. Farndon died in 1983, and the Pretenders who went on to make Learning to Crawl were a rebuilt band, which makes "Pack It Up" part of the first lineup's closing statement.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 | 106 |
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