Rock the Casbah

"Rock the Casbah"
Picture sleeve for original 1982 single release
Single by the Clash
from the album Combat Rock
B-side"Long Time Jerk"
Released11 June 1982
Genre
Length3:42
6:35 (extended version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Topper Headon, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
Producer(s)The Clash
The Clash singles chronology
"Know Your Rights"
(1982)
"Rock the Casbah"
(1982)
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" / "Straight to Hell"
(1982)
The Clash reissued singles chronology
"Should I Stay or Should I Go (rerelease)"
(1991)
"Rock the Casbah (rerelease)"
(1991)
"London Calling (2nd rerelease)"
(1991)
Music video
"Rock the Casbah" on YouTube
Audio
"Rock the Casbah" on YouTube

"Rock the Casbah" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash, released in 1982 as the second single from their fifth album, Combat Rock. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US (their only top 10 single in that country) and, along with the track "Mustapha Dance", it also reached number eight on the dance chart.