#Games like ace of spades but free tv#

It reached the top of the UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts on 9 January 2016. It has sold 208,830 digital copies as of January 2016. At the midweek point in January 2016 it reached No. 9 and in the official Friday chart they reached number 13, following the death of frontman Lemmy in December 2015 and subsequent dissolution of the band. The song spent 13 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, and originally peaked at number 15 upon its initial release.

#Games like ace of spades but free tv#

The following month, on 6 and 20 October, the band played the song on BBC TV show Top of the Pops. On 6 September 1980, Lemmy was interviewed by Graham Neale on BBC Radio 1's Rock on Saturday show, ' Bomber', 'Ace of Spades' and 'Love Me Like a Reptile' were played. For the lyrics, he said he 'used gambling metaphors, mostly cards and dice-when it comes to that sort of thing, I'm more into the one-arm bandits actually, but you can't really sing about spinning fruit, and the wheels coming down'. The song opens with an overdriven bass intro played by Lemmy. One sided test pressings (not mis-presses, but used in the trade) escaped the pressing plant and are on the market. īronze also issued German and Spanish 7' vinyl versions which had a different sleeves, as well as a Japanese release, with a colour picture insert with song lyrics in English and Japanese. The picture of the band in Santa outfits used on the cover was taken at the Aylesbury Fair, while the band were on tour. Initially issued as a 7' vinyl single in October 1980 as a preview to the album Ace of Spades and autumn tour, the song was also released by Bronze Records as a 12' vinyl pressing in special Christmas picture sleeves, limited to 50,000 copies. It was released as a single in October 1980. ' Ace of Spades' is a song by English heavy metal band Motörhead and the title track to the album Ace of Spades.