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Released on Epic, also Wonderwall (Oasis), Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine) and Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
Written by Steve Hopkins, also Evidently Chickentown, I Don’t Want to Be Nice and Beasley Street
Part of Snap, Crackle & Bop, also Evidently Chickentown, Conditional Discharge and Thirty Six Hours
Produced by The Invisible Girls, also Evidently Chickentown, Conditional Discharge and Thirty Six Hours
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Martin Hannett wrote 7 of John Cooper Clarke’s top 10 songs
Steve Hopkins wrote 7 of John Cooper Clarke’s top 10 songs
John Cooper Clarke wrote 21 songs on fono
John Cooper Clarke’s most frequent co-writer is Steve Hopkins (13 songs together)
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- John Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins
- Produced by
- The Invisible Girls
- Performed by
- John Cooper Clarke
- Part of
- Snap, Crackle & Bop
- Released on
- Epic
- Written by
- John Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins
- Produced by
- The Invisible Girls
- Performed by
- John Cooper Clarke
- Part of
- Snap, Crackle & Bop
- Released on
- Epic
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Steve Hopkins
Same label: Epic
Same writer: Steve Hopkins
Same producer: The Invisible Girls
Same label: Epic
Same writer: Steve Hopkins
Same producer: The Invisible Girls
Same label: Epic
Elsewhere
Sources (8)
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1MusicBrainz The It Man was performed by John Cooper Clarke
The It Man was performed by John Cooper Clarke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The It Man was produced by The Invisible Girls
The It Man was produced by The Invisible Girls
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The It Man was written by John Cooper Clarke
The It Man was written by John Cooper Clarke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The It Man was written by Martin Hannett
The It Man was written by Martin Hannett
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The It Man was written by Steve Hopkins
6MusicBrainz The It Man is part of the release Snap, Crackle & Bop
The It Man is part of the release Snap, Crackle & Bop
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Epic is the label of the song The It Man
Epic is the label of the song The It Man
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The It Man was released on 1980