I Fought the Law - wikipedia I Fought the Law This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2016 ) `` I Fought the Law '' Single by The Crickets from the album In Style With the Crickets A-side `` A Sweet Love '' Released December 4, 1960 Format 7 - inch single Recorded 1958 -- 59 Genre Rock and roll Length 2 : 12 Label Coral Songwriter ( s ) Sonny Curtis Producer ( s ) Norman Petty `` I Fought the Law '' is a song written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets and popularized by a cover by the Bobby Fuller Four, which went on to become a top - ten hit for the band in 1966 and was also recorded by the Clash in 1979. The Bobby Fuller Four version of this song was ranked No. 175 on the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004, and the same year was named one of the 500 `` Songs that Shaped Rock '' by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Contents 1 History 2 Bobby Fuller Four version 2.1 Chart positions 3 The Clash version 3.1 Personnel 3.2 Chart positions 4 Hank Williams Jr. version 4.1 Chart positions 5 Dead Kennedys version 6 Other versions 7 References 8 External links History The song was written in 1958 by Sonny Curtis, and recorded in 1959 when he joined the Crickets, taking the place of the late Buddy Holly on guitar. Joe B. Mauldin and Jerry Allison continued their positions on the standup bass and drums, respectively, while Earl Sinks filled the role for vocals. The song was on their 1960 LP, In Style with the Crickets, and the following year appeared as the b - side of their single, `` A Sweet Love ''. The song never received any airplay. Milwaukee 's Paul Stefen and the Royal Lancers covered the song in 1962 ; it provided them with a local hit, but it never made the national charts. In 1964, Sammy Masters recorded his cover of the song. That same year, the song was recorded by Bobby Fuller and his band on his own Exeter label in El Paso, which solidified the band 's popularity in the West Texas area with one of his biggest local hits. Bobby Fuller Four version `` I Fought the Law '' Single by The Bobby Fuller Four from the album I Fought the Law B - side `` Little Annie Lou '' Released December 1965 ( 1965 - 12 ) Format 7 - inch single Genre Garage rock Length 2 : 14 Label Mustang Songwriter ( s ) Sonny Curtis Producer ( s ) Bob Keane The Bobby Fuller Four singles chronology `` Let Her Dance '' ( 1965 ) `` I Fought the Law '' ( 1965 ) `` Love 's Made a Fool of You '' ( 1966 ) Audio sample file help After enjoying regional success in Texas, Bobby Fuller and his band decided to switch to a major label -- Del - Fi Records under Mustang Records -- and they became known as the Bobby Fuller Four. While producing minor hits, the band broke the national top ten when they re-recorded `` I Fought the Law '' in 1965 with Bobby Fuller ( vocals, guitar ), Randy Fuller ( backing vocals, bass guitar ), Jim Reese ( backing vocals, guitar ), and DeWayne Quirico ( drums ). Just six months after the song made its first appearance on the Billboard Top 100 chart, Fuller was found dead from asphyxiation in his mother 's car in a parking lot near his Los Angeles, California apartment. The Los Angeles Police Department declared the death an apparent suicide, but others believed him to have been murdered. Fuller was 23 years old. The mono and stereo mixes differ both Fuller 's vocals and guitar riffs. Chart positions Chart ( 1966 ) Peak position Canadian RPM Top Singles 11 US Billboard Hot 100 9 The Clash version `` I Fought the Law '' Single by The Clash B - side `` ( White Man ) In Hammersmith Palais '' Released July 26, 1979 ( US ) Format 7 - inch single Genre Punk rock Length 2 : 38 Label CBS Songwriter ( s ) Sonny Curtis The Clash singles chronology `` English Civil War '' ( 1979 ) `` I Fought the Law '' ( 1979 ) `` Groovy Times '' ( 1979 ) The Clash reissued singles chronology `` London Calling '' ( 1988 ) `` I Fought the Law '' ( 1988 ) `` Return to Brixton '' ( 1990 ) In mid-1978, the Clash were working on their second album, Give ' Em Enough Rope. Singer Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones flew out to San Francisco to record overdubs in September -- October at the Automatt studio. The owner of the Automatt kept his collection of classic jukeboxes distributed around the various rooms of the studio complex. Strummer and Jones listened to the Bobby Fuller version of `` I Fought the Law '' for the first time on one of the jukeboxes, and by the time they returned to England, they could perform the song. Their version first appeared on the EP The Cost of Living in May 1979 in the UK and then later in 1979 was made part of the American edition of the Clash 's eponymous album. This cover version helped gain the Clash their first taste of airplay in the States and is one of the best - known cover versions of the song. The live recording of the song, performed at the Lyceum Theatre, West End, London, on December 28, 1978, features as the last piece of the 1980 film Rude Boy directed by Jack Hazan and David Mingay. The Clash were dressed all in black for that gig, and the song, at that stage, was considered the film 's title song. On July 26, 1979, `` I Fought the Law '' was the first single by the band to be released in the United States. In 1988, CBS Records re-issued the single ( catalog number ) in CD, 12 '' and 7 '' vinyl formats, with `` City of the Dead '' ( 2 : 24 ) and `` 1977 '' ( 1 : 40 ) as its 7 '' B - side. The song is featured as a downloadable track in the music video game series Rock Band. In 1989 during Operation Just Cause, the US military surrounded the Apostolic Nunciature in Panama while trying to capture Manuel Noriega, the strongman of Panama. US forces blasted loud rock music -- including `` I Fought the Law '' by the Clash -- to put pressure on Noriega to give himself up. In 2012, the Clash 's version of the song was featured in the video game Sleeping Dogs, as part of a karaoke mini-game. The song appears during the end credits of the 2014 film RoboCop and the 2016 film War on Everyone. Personnel Joe Strummer -- lead vocals, rhythm guitars Mick Jones -- backing vocals, lead guitars Paul Simonon -- backing vocals, bass guitar Topper Headon -- drums Chart positions Rel. Year Chart Peak position 1st 1979 Irish Singles Chart 24 2nd 1988 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 17 1988 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 29 Hank Williams Jr. version In 1978 country artist Hank Williams Jr. recorded a version of the song that would appear on his 1979 album Family Tradition. Released as the album 's first single, it was a moderate hit and peaked at # 15 on Billboard 's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, giving Williams his first Top 15 single in four years. Chart positions Chart ( 1978 ) Peak position Hot Country Singles & Tracks 15 Dead Kennedys version `` I Fought the Law '' Song by Dead Kennedys from the album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death Released June 1987 Genre Punk rock Length 2 : 18 Label Alternative Tentacles Songwriter ( s ) Sonny Curtis Jello Biafra East Bay Ray The punk band Dead Kennedys put together their own version of `` I Fought The Law '' shortly after San Francisco politician Dan White murdered city Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone in 1978. Most of the lyrics were re-written so the song was from White 's point of view ; the chorus was changed to `` I fought the law, and I won '', with the final line in the final chorus changed to `` I am the law, so I won. '' The song portrays White as someone who got away with first - degree premeditated murder and is unrepentant about it and specifically cites his use of the diminished responsibility defense. It also makes use of the reference `` Twinkie defense '', where lead singer Jello Biafra sings `` Twinkies are the best friend I ever had ''. Other versions `` I Fought the Law '' Single by Green Day Released February 1, 2004 Format Digital download Genre Punk rock Length 2 : 49 Label Reprise Songwriter ( s ) Sonny Curtis Green Day singles chronology `` Waiting '' ( 2001 ) `` I Fought the Law '' ( 2004 ) `` American Idiot '' ( 2004 ) Sam Neely 's version of the song went to No. 54 on the Billboard pop charts and no. 61 on the country charts in 1975. Hank Williams Jr. had a No. 15 country hit with the song in 1978 and another country version by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band went to No. 66 in 1992. Dave Courtney recorded a version for the Scottish pop - punks Mute. Mute 's frontman Jay Burnett wrote new lyrics based on Courtney 's court case. Like the Dead Kennedys ' version, the chorus is changed to `` I fought the law and I won ''. In 1999, Mike Ness of Social Distortion covered the tune on his second solo album, Under the Influences, which peaked at No. 174 on the Billboard 200 ( November 27, 1999 ). Green Day 's version of the song was used in 2004 for a Pepsi / iTunes commercial that premiered during Super Bowl XXXVIII. The single became a live favorite for the band throughout 2005, including television performances. EBM artist Leæther Strip adapted the chorus in the song Law of Jante ( Golem Mix ) which is featured on his 2009 Yes, I 'm Limited Vol. IV EP. Adam Brand and the Outlaws covered the song on the 2016 album Adam Brand and the Outlaws. Metric released a song called `` Monster Hospital '' in 2005 that has chorus that largely references the song. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles : 1955 - 2010. Record Research, 2011. Jump up ^ Stiernberg, Bonnie. `` The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time ''. Paste. Retrieved 15 May 2016. Jump up ^ Unterberger, Richie. `` AllMusic Biography : Bobby Fuller Four ''. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009 - 01 - 03. Jump up ^ `` I fought the law in Canadian Top Singles Chart ''. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 15 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Bobby Fuller awards on Allmusic ''. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 July 2013. Jump up ^ Salewicz, Chris ( 2006 ). Redemption Song : The Ballad of Joe Strummer. Macmillan. pp. 222 -- 223. ISBN 0 - 571 - 21178 - X. Jump up ^ Hazan, Jack ; David Mingay, Ray Gange, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Nicky Headon, Buzzy Enterprises, Epic Music Video ( 2006 ). Rude Boy ( Documentary, Rockumentary ). New York, NY, United States : Epic Music Video. ISBN 0 - 7389 - 0082 - 6. OCLC 70850190. 2nd edition digitally restored and remastered sound. Jump up ^ Green, Johnny ; Barker, Garry ( 2003 ) ( 1997 ). A Riot of Our Own : Night and Day with The Clash ( 3rd ed. ). London : Orion. pp. 149 -- 150. ISBN 0 - 7528 - 5843 - 2. OCLC 52990890. Jump up ^ Salewicz, Chris ( 2007 - 05 - 15 ) ( 2006 ). Redemption Song : The Ballad of Joe Strummer ( 1st American ed. ). New York : Faber and Faber. p. 246. ISBN 0 - 571 - 21178 - X. OCLC 76794852. Jump up ^ Whistance, Don J. `` Rude Boy ''. theclash.org.uk. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 22. 10 I Fought the Law : The Lyceum, West End, London on the 28 December 1978 was where the last piece of filming took place which included Sonny Curtis 's song : ' I Fought the Law '. The Clash dressed all in black for the gig and played ' I Fought The Law ', which at that stage was being considered as the film 's title song. Jump up ^ Kuchera, Ben ( 2007 - 12 - 11 ). `` New punk songs come to Rock Band ''. Ars Technica. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 03. ' I Fought the Law ' - The Clash Jump up ^ Tran, Mark ( 2010 - 04 - 27 ). `` Manuel Noriega - from US friend to foe ''. The Guardian. London. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Chartd ''. IRMA. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Enter `` I FOUGHT THE LAW '' in Search by Song Title and click search. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- The Clash -- I Fought The Law ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine ( 1949 - 05 - 26 ). `` Hank Williams Jr. -- Awards ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 19. ^ Jump up to : Raggett, Ned. `` Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death review on Allmusic ''. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Welcome To The Official Website For Dead Kennedys ''. Deadkennedys.com. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ `` The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Pepsi iTunes -- `` I Fought The Law '' ``. aaplinvestors.net. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 02. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Crickets Buddy Holly Jerry Allison Joe B. Mauldin Niki Sullivan Earl Sinks Glen Hardin Jerry Naylor Sonny Curtis Studio albums The `` Chirping '' Crickets Buddy Holly In Style With the Crickets Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin ' Else California Sun / She Loves You Rockin ' 50 's Rock'n'Roll Compilation albums 20 Golden Greats Words of Love A Collection Singles `` That 'll Be the Day '' `` Oh, Boy ! '' ( b / w `` Not Fade Away '' ) `` Maybe Baby '' `` Think It Over '' `` It 's So Easy '' `` Love 's Made a Fool of You '' ( b / w `` Someone, Someone '' ) `` More Than I Can Say '' ( b / w `` Baby My Heart '' ) `` I Fought the Law '' `` Do n't Ever Change ( b / w `` I 'm Not A Bad Guy '' ) `` Punish Her '' ( Bobby Vee, solo, A-side ) ( b / w `` Someday ( When I 'm Gone From You ) '' by Bobby Vee & the Crickets ) `` My Little Girl '' ( b / w `` Teardrops Fall Like Rain '' ) `` Lonely Avenue '' ( b / w `` You Ca n't Be In - Between '' USA, `` Playboy '' UK ) `` From Me to You '' ( b / w `` Please Please Me '' ) `` ( They Call Her ) La Bamba '' ( b / w `` All Over You '' ) `` True Love Ways '' ( b / w `` Rockin ' 50 's Rock And Roll '' ) Crickets solo records The 1st of Sonny Curtis ( 1968 ) Related Discography Norman Petty Brunswick Records Coral Records Philips Records The Picks David Box Tommy Allsup Joe Osborn Bob Montgomery ( songwriter ) The Bobby Fuller Four Bobby Fuller Randy Fuller Jim Reese Dalton Powell DeWayne Quirico Studio albums KRLA King of the Wheels I Fought the Law Compilation albums Shakedown ! 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Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks : Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I 'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue It 's About Time Compilation albums Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr. 's Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr. 's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America ( The Way I See It ) The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One : Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That 's How They Do It in Dixie : The Essential Collection Notable singles `` Long Gone Lonesome Blues '' `` Nobody 's Child '' `` All for the Love of Sunshine '' `` So Sad ( To Watch Good Love Go Bad ) '' ( with Lois Johnson ) `` Eleven Roses '' `` Rainy Night in Georgia '' `` I 'll Think of Something '' `` I Fought the Law '' `` To Love Somebody '' `` Family Tradition '' `` Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound '' `` Women I 've Never Had '' `` Kaw - Liga '' `` Old Habits '' `` Texas Women '' `` Dixie on My Mind '' `` All My Rowdy Friends ( Have Settled Down ) '' `` A Country Boy Can Survive '' `` Honky Tonkin ' '' `` The American Dream '' `` Gonna Go Huntin ' Tonight '' `` Leave Them Boys Alone '' ( with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings ) `` Queen of My Heart '' `` Man of Steel '' `` Attitude Adjustment '' `` All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight '' `` Major Moves '' `` I 'm for Love '' `` This Ai n't Dallas '' `` Ai n't Misbehavin ' '' `` Country State of Mind '' `` Mind Your Own Business '' ( with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson ) `` Born to Boogie '' `` Heaven Ca n't Be Found '' `` Young Country '' `` If the South Woulda Won '' `` Early in the Morning and Late at Night '' `` There 's a Tear in My Beer '' ( with Hank Williams Sr. ) `` Finders Are Keepers '' `` Ai n't Nobody 's Business '' `` Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin ' '' `` I Mean I Love You '' `` If It Will, It Will '' `` Devil in the Bottle '' `` Are You Ready for the Country ? 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Question: who wrote the song i fought the law
Answer: Sonny Curtis