Got the Time

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"Got the Time"
Song by Joe Jackson
from the album Look Sharp!
Released5 January 1979 (1979-01-05)
Recorded1978, Eden Studios, London, England
Genre
Length2:55
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Joe Jackson
Producer(s)David Kershenbaum

"Got the Time" is a 1979 song by British new wave singer Joe Jackson. It was taken from his debut studio album Look Sharp!. It has been played frequently in concerts.

Anthrax version[change | change source]

"Got the Time"
Single by Anthrax
from the album Persistence of Time
Released1990
RecordedDecember 1989-February 1990, A&M Studios and Conway Studios, Hollywood / Soundtrack Studios, New York City
GenreThrash metal
Length2:44
LabelMegaforce, Island
Songwriter(s)Joe Jackson
Producer(s)Anthrax, Mark Dodson, Jon Zazula, Marsha Zazula
Anthrax singles chronology
"Antisocial"
(1989)
"Got the Time"
(1990)
"In My World"
(1990)

In 1990, American thrash metal band Anthrax covered Got the Time for their fifth studio album Persistence of Time. The single went to number 16 in the United Kingdom in 1991. It was covered again in 2021 by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani.

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