We're Not Gonna Take It

~ Recording by Twisted Sister

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.2We’re Not Gonna Take It3:39Twisted SisterMedia Markt Collection: Rockin’ the Hard WayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Music Group Germany5051011-1306-2-5
7.4We’re Not Gonna Take It3:39Twisted SisterAtlantic Records: The Time CapsuleVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-11-17
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)
(unknown)
1.25We’re Not Gonna Take It3:37Twisted SisterTamika Flynn’s Child MilitiaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2021

Relationships

recording engineer and mixer:Geoff Workman
assistant engineer:Gary McGachan
engineer:John Agnello (engineer & producer)
Greg Laney
Geoff Workman
producer:Tom Werman
bass guitar:Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist)
drums (drum set):A.J. Pero
electric guitar:Jay Jay French
Eddie Ojeda
background vocals:Jay Jay French
Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist)
Eddie Ojeda
A.J. Pero
Dee Snider
lead vocals:Dee Snider
arranger:Twisted Sister
Tom Werman
recorded at:Cherokee Studios in Hollywood (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
mixed at:Cherokee Studios in Hollywood
has remixes:No Take It by DJ Cummerbund
mash-ups:We're Not Gonna Take Ü There (Jack Ü feat. Kiesza vs. Twisted Sister) (a capella intro) by DJ Schmolli
We’re Not Gonna Take Ü There (Jack Ü feat. Kiesza vs. Twisted Sister) by DJ Schmolli
part of:VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 21) (order: 21)
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 47) (order: 47)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 81) (order: 81)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/1hlveB9M6ijHZRbzZ2teyh [info]
recording of:We’re Not Gonna Take It

We’re Not Gonna Take It

lyricist and composer:Dee Snider
publisher:Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Universal Tunes
referred to in medleys:Hooked on Polkas (order: 7)
later parody versions:We're Not Goin' to Canaan
later translated parody versions:Biernot an der Theke
later translated versions:wIlajQo' (We're Not Gonna Take It)
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music quoted in:Pachelbel Rant