30 Days in the Hole - Wikipedia 30 Days in the Hole `` 30 Days in the Hole '' Single by Humble Pie from the album Smokin ' B - side `` Sweet Peace and Time '' `` C'mon Everybody '' Released September 1972 ( 1972 - 09 ) Format 7 '' Recorded February 1972 at Olympic Studios, London Genre Hard rock blues rock Length 3 : 58 Label A&M Songwriter ( s ) Steve Marriott Producer ( s ) Humble Pie Humble Pie singles chronology `` Hot ' n ' Nasty '' ( 1972 ) `` 30 Days in the Hole '' ( 1972 ) `` Get Down to It '' ( 1973 ) `` Hot ' n ' Nasty '' ( 1972 ) `` 30 Days in the Hole '' ( 1972 ) `` Get Down to It '' ( 1973 ) `` 30 Days in the Hole '' is the seventh single by English rock group Humble Pie, from the band 's 1972 Smokin ' album. The song received moderate radio airplay at the time but failed to chart. However it gained a following on album oriented rock and classic rock radio formats and consequently it remains one of Humble Pie 's best known songs. The B - side on its US release was `` Sweet Peace and Time '', while everywhere else the B - side featured `` C'mon Everybody '' and `` Road Runner ''. The song, a Steve Marriott composition, bemoans being arrested for possession of small quantities of illegal drugs, including cocaine ; Durban poison, a potent strain of marijuana, and Red Lebanese and Black Nepalese, two types of hashish. `` New Castle Brown '' is often mistaken as a reference to Newcastle Brown Ale but actually refers to heroin also known as `` Brown '' or `` Smack ''. The song refers to Borstal - `` some seeds and dust, and you got Borstal '' - referring to Borstal Prison and its borstal ilk - any manner of a British juvenile gaol. ( Most lyrics listings get this wrong, and say `` buzzed on '' or `` bust on ''. ) Pie guitarist Clem Clempson has said it is one of the tracks he would most like his career to be remembered by. But the predominant group personality shown through by the song is Marriott 's ; so much so that for example when years later Clempson was asked about efforts to reform the group without Marriott, he simply declaimed, `` It 's a waste of time. '' In the years since, `` 30 Days '' has been recorded by several groups, most notably Gov 't Mule, Mr. Big, and Kick Axe, and is a live staple of Canadian rock band The Trews. The song was featured on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto V, on the in - game radio station Los Santos Rock Radio. It was also the intro music to the `` Tin Can Rehab '' edition of Doug Stanhope 's podcast. Personnel Steve Marriott - guitar, lead vocals, harmonica, electric piano Clem Clempson - guitar, backing vocals Greg Ridley - bass guitar, backing vocals Jerry Shirley - drums References ^ Jump up to : `` Interview with CLEM CLEMPSON ''. DMME.net. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 06. Jump up ^ `` DAY 30 - Tin Can Rehab ''. All Things Comedy. 2015 - 03 - 18. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 06. External links Humble Pie.net Song facts Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Humble Pie Steve Marriott Jerry Shirley Greg Ridley Peter Frampton Studio albums As Safe As Yesterday Is Town and Country Humble Pie Rock On Smokin ' Eat It Thunderbox Street Rats On to Victory Go for the Throat Back On Track Live albums Performance Rockin ' the Fillmore Compilations The Definitive Collection Singles `` Natural Born Bugie '' `` The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake '' `` Big Black Dog '' `` Shine On '' `` I Do n't Need No Doctor '' `` Hot ' n ' Nasty '' `` 30 Days in the Hole '' `` Rock and Roll Music '' This 1970s single -- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=30_Days_in_the_Hole&oldid=792843478 '' Categories : 1972 singles Humble Pie ( band ) songs Songs written by Steve Marriott Songs about cannabis Songs about drugs Songs about heroin 1972 songs A&M Records singles 1970s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2017 All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 29 July 2017, at 02 : 09. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the song 30 days in the hole
Answer: Humble Pie