10 Great Rock Music Singles That Never Appeared On An Album
7. Going Underground - The Jam
Marrying the angry young man ideology of punk with the smartly-dressed aesthetics of early rock and roll, British band The Jam brought a little something for everyone during their 70s heyday,
Fronted by "The Modfather" Paul Weller, they put out six albums during their lifetime and remain a firm favourite amongst middle-aged men in shorts to this very day. Also, it is impossible not to dance to Town Called Malice when you're at a wedding.
Just try it.
That song was included on the band's final studio release, The Gift. As for another one of their big hitters, that didn't make it onto any album.
Going Underground was a stab at recently-elected British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who has inspired so much good music over the years, it's criminal. It was issued as a double A-side with the song Dreams of Children, but DJs at the time preferred its upbeat, bouncy sound.
Although it sold enough to go platinum, Going Underground was left off of The Gift and 1980's Sound Affects. It did find its way onto a reissue of the album Setting Sons in 2001, but by that point, its legacy as a single had already been established.