Rudie Can’t Fail (original studio mix)
~ Recording by The Clash
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:25 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS CLASH 3 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:27 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 88478, CBS 88478, CLASH 3, S CBS Clash 3 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:25 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | E2 36328 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | ?:?? | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS CLASH 40‐3, CLASH 40‐3 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:26 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 35•3P-175/6 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EGK 36328 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling (made in Japan) | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EGK 36328 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling (red tray) | The Clash | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 460114 2 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | WEGK-36328 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | WEGK-36328 |
| 1.3 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Single |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 651571 2, CLASH C2 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:30 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic/Sony (logo of the Japanese company Epic/Sony Inc. (Aug 1978–Mar 1988)), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 25-8P-5060, 25・8P-5060 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:28 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Sony Music UK (~2002-2006) | |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic Records (J-Pop label, established 1978; use ONLY for releases by Japanese domestic artists after 2001!) | ESCA 5214 |
| 2.11 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | Clash on Broadway | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | E3K 46991 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 01-460114-10, 460114 2, COL 460114 2 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CDANIC 042 |
| 1.4 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:31 | The Clash | Rock & Pop Diamonds 1979 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sonocord | 46 038-6 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | ESCA 7615 |
| 1.2 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | Grosse Pointe Blank: Music From the Film | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| London Records (UK, 1947–98) | 422-828 867-2 |
| 1.2 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | Grosse Pointe Blank: Soundtrack (BMG club edition) | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| London Records (UK, 1947–98), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 422-828 867-2, D118222 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album | Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 495347 2 | |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 496247 2 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EK 63885 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:25 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 495347 1 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Sony (CBS "walking eye" logo over the name "SONY" in a box, used in Latin-American releases), Sony Music Strategic Marketing | 2-063885 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | D 133089, EK 63885 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EK 63885 |
| 2.11 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:30 | The Clash | Clash on Broadway | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | E3K 63521 |
| 2.11 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:30 | The Clash | Clash on Broadway | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 497453 2 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling (white spine w/ transparent tray) | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | SMM 505068 2 |
| 2.4 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | The Essential Clash | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 510998 2 |
| 2.4 | Rudie Can't Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | The Essential Clash | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | E2K 89056 |
| 2.4 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | The Essential Clash | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | E2K 89056 |
| 2.4 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | The Ultimate Collection | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 510998 9 |
| 2.4 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | The Essential Clash | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 5109982000 |
| 2.4 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | The Essential Clash | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 2-89056 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling (25th anniversary edition) | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 517928 3 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling (25th anniversary Legacy edition) | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | E3K 92923 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic Records International (2001-2006 reissue label for int'l music released in Japan, formerly a company/division of SMEJ,) | MHCP-524, MHCP-525 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:27 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | E2 63885 |
| 2.11 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:30 | The Clash | Clash on Broadway | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | E3K 92385 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | |
| 2.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | The Collection | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | E3K 92644 |
| 2.4 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | The Essential Plus | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | E3K 96485 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling / Combat Rock | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697151712 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling / Combat Rock | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697151712 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Sony Music Japan International Inc. (Do not use as a label, see the annotation.) | EICP-20007 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697618392 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697618392 |
| 2.4 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | The Essential Clash | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697770762 |
| 3.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | 5 Studio Album CD Set | The Clash | Album + Compilation | Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88883704782 | |
| 3.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | Sound System | The Clash | Album + Compilation | Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88725460002 | |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88725446992 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:28 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 3.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | Sound System | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music UK (~2002-2006) | |
| 3.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | Sound System | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:27 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 88725446991 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:28 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Sony Music UK (~2002-2006) | HD886443520721 |
| 3.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | Sound System | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music UK (~2002-2006) | |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 19075959922 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:26 | The Clash | London Calling (40th anniversary edition) | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | SIJP-1012, SIJP-1013 |
| 1.2 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | Grosse Pointe Blank | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| 422-828 867-2 | |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling | The Clash | Album |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | D110926, EGK 36328 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:32 | The Clash | London Calling (post 1994) | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 460114 2, COL 460114 2 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling (Sony BMG Music Entertainment repress) | The Clash | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 495347 2, 4953472000 |
| 1.5 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:29 | The Clash | London Calling (expanded edition) | The Clash | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 2.11 | Rudie Can’t Fail | 3:30 | The Clash | Clash on Broadway | The Clash | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 3SK 4284, ESK 4289 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) |
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| producer: | Guy Stevens |
| bass guitar: | Paul Simonon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03) |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Topper Headon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03) |
| guitar: | Joe Strummer (from 1979-01 until 1979-03) |
| guitar family: | Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (from 1979-01 until 1979-03) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1979) |
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| recorded at: | Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-01 until 1979-03) |
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| recording of: | Rudie Can’t Fail (from 1979-01 until 1979-03) |
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Related works
Rudie Can’t Fail
| writer: | Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) Joe Strummer |
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