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"Pay to Cum"

Single by Bad Brains

B-side

"Stay Close to Me"

Released

June 1980

Recorded

December 1979 at Dots Studio in New York City

Genre

Hardcore punk

Length

1:33

Label

Bad Brain (BB 001)

Songwriter(s)

Paul Hudson, Dr. Know, Darryl Jenifer, Earl Hudson

Producer(s)

Jimi Quidd

Bad Brains singles chronology

"Pay to Cum"
(1980)

"Sailin' On"
(1982)

"Pay to Cum" (titled "Pay to Cum!" on the record cover) is the debut single by Washington, D.C.–based hardcore punk band Bad Brains. It was released in June 1980 on Bad Brain Records. The single was recorded in New York City by Jimi Quidd at his Dots Studios.

The A-side to the original single was "Pay to Cum", while the flipside was "Stay Close to Me", identified as Side 1. The original 7" had no B-side or Side 2.

Reception

Trouser Press called it a "memorable ... 1:33 of free-fire guitar rage" that established Bad Brains' "mastery" of hardcore punk.^[1]

In 2007, Filter magazine called it "one of the fastest, most furious songs ever recorded".^[2]

In popular culture

The song was featured in the 1985 film After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was later featured during the opening credits of the 2006 documentary American Hardcore.

Personnel

Production

Jimi Quidd – producer
Steve Horton, Reese Virgin – engineers, mixing
Leigh Sioris – assistant engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Charles Davis – front cover photo
Paul Bishow – photography

References

^ Fleischmann, Mark; Fasolino, Greg (2007). "Bad Brains". Trouser Press.
^ McGuire, Pat (June 7, 2007). "The Blessings of Versatility: MCA Interviews the Bad Brains". Filter Magazine. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007.

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Studio albums	Bad Brains Rock for Light I Against I Quickness Rise God of Love I & I Survived Build a Nation Into the Future
EPs	Bad Brains EP I And I Survive Spirit Electricity The Omega Sessions
Live albums	Live The Youth Are Getting Restless A Bad Brains Reunion Live from Maritime Hall Live at CBGB 1982
Compilations	Banned in D.C.
Demos	Black Dots
DVDs	Live at CBGB's 1982
Singles	"Pay to Cum"
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