Studio Album · No. 1
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Songwriting Credits by Sex Pistols
Produced by Chris Thomas, Bill Price · Engineered by Bill Price, Jon Walls
Virgin
Punk RockHard Rock
Complete Artist
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Authorship
Holds writing credit on 11 of 11 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 11 / 11 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Sex Pistols carries a lyricist or composer credit.
11 trackswritten by Sex Pistols
0 tracksoutside writers
Sex Pistols's roles on this album
Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
11
Tracks
5
Lyricists
2
Producers
1977
Released
Data Insight
Every track carries all four names. Nine of the eleven credit Cook, Jones, Matlock and Rotten, and the two written after Matlock left, "Holidays in the Sun" and "Bodies", swap in Sid Vicious. Nobody on the record has a solo credit.
The band's only studio album, out on Virgin in October 1977 and straight to number 1 in the UK.
Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 12 contributors
Frequently Asked Questions Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Who wrote the songs on Never Mind the Bollocks?
Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Johnny Rotten on nine of the eleven tracks. "Holidays in the Sun" and "Bodies" replace Matlock with Sid Vicious.
How high did the singles chart?
"God Save the Queen" reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, "Pretty Vacant" number 6, "Holidays in the Sun" number 8 and "Anarchy in the U.K." number 38.
How high did the album chart?
Number 1 in the UK and number 106 on the Billboard 200.
How did it sell?
The article records that it went gold on 17 November, weeks after release, and has also been certified platinum by the RIAA. No copy count is published.
Who produced it?
Chris Thomas and Bill Price, with Price also engineering.
Why do some pressings have twelve tracks?
The first few thousand copies carried "Submission" as a one-sided single. Melody Maker reported that for the rest of the 200,000 pressings the song would be included on the album.
How long is the album?
38:44 across the eleven-track original.