🔘 We’ll Bring The House Down – Single: Jan. 1981

Label: Cheapskate Records

Catalogue Number: CHS 2480

Format: 7" Vinyl Single

Released: January 23, 1981 (UK)

A thunderous, riff‑heavy Slade anthem — backed with the breakneck rocker Hold On To Your Hats.

Issued on Cheapskate, the single ignited Slade’s full‑scale comeback and launched their ninth studio album of the same name.

🔘 Overview

We’ll Bring The House Down was released on January 23, 1981 as a UK 7" single on Cheapskate Records (CHS 2480). Written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea and produced by Slade, the track captured the band’s revitalised, heavier sound following their triumphant 1980 Reading Festival appearance.

The B‑side, Hold On To Your Hats, reinforced the band’s new high‑energy, hard‑rock direction. The single became Slade’s first UK Top 40 hit since 1977, marking a major turning point in their early‑’80s resurgence.

🔘 Track List (Common Configurations)

7" Vinyl — CHS 2480

A. We’ll Bring The House Down

B. Hold On To Your Hats

Written by: Noddy Holder, Jim Lea

Produced by: Slade

🔘 Release Details

Label: Cheapskate Records

Formats: 7" Vinyl

Country: UK

Year: 1981

Notes:

- Lead single from We’ll Bring The House Down

- First UK Top 40 hit since 1977

- Standard Cheapskate sleeve

- Hard‑rock/NWOBHM‑aligned era

🔘 Variants (Discogs‑Verified)

Variant 1

UK – Cheapskate – CHS 2480 (1981)

Format: 7" Vinyl (Paper Label)

Variant 2

UK – Cheapskate – CHS 2480 (1981)

Format: 7" Vinyl (Injection‑moulded label)

🔘 Chart Data (BBC / Official Charts Company)

Peak Position: UK — No. 10

Weeks on Chart: 9

Chart Run (Official Charts):

Entered late Jan. 1981; peaked at No. 10; remained in Top 75 for nine weeks.

International

Minor chart activity in select European territories.

🔘 Context & Notes

Recording Notes

A raw, heavy, post‑Reading Festival sound — big riffs, gang vocals, and Slade’s renewed confidence driving the production.

Collector Notes

Paper‑label CHS 2480 copies are preferred. Early Cheapskate pressings are prized due to the label’s short‑run independent nature.

Legacy

A pivotal Slade comeback single — restoring them to the UK Top 10 and defining their early‑’80s hard‑rock revival.

🔘 Related Material

Previous Single

Lock Up Your Daughters (1981)

Next Single

Wheels Ain’t Coming Down (1981)

🔘 Discography (Selected, Chronological)

We’ll Bring The House Down — 1981

Hold On To Your Hats — 1981

🔘 Mini‑Timeline

Jan. 23, 1981 — UK single released

Feb.–Mar. 1981 — Peaks at UK No. 10

🔘 Glam Flashback

Slade roar back into the charts — loud, proud, and ready to blow the roof off.

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🔘 Sources

Cheapskate Records

Official Charts Company

Discogs

Contemporary music‑press documentation

Slade archival references