30 Days in the Hole
| "30 Days in the Hole" | ||||
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| Single by Humble Pie | ||||
| from the album Smokin' | ||||
| B-side |
"C'mon Everybody" / "Road Runner" "Sweet Peace and Time" (US) | |||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Writer(s) | Steve Marriott | |||
| Humble Pie singles chronology | ||||
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"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 but failed to chart. Despite this, it remains one of Humble Pie's best known songs, and has been covered by several groups, most notably Gov't Mule, Mr. Big, Kick Axe, and a live staple of Canadian rock band The Trews.
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 a borstal-a juvenile prison. Most lyrics listings get this wrong, and say "buzzed on" or "bust on".
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.[1]
Personnel
- Steve Marriott - guitar, lead vocals, harmonica, electric piano
- Clem Clempson - guitar, backing vocals
- Greg Ridley - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jerry Shirley - drums
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