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Released on Atlantic, also Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Back in Black (AC/DC) and Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
Produced by Jon Landau, also We Take Care of Our Own (Bruce Springsteen), Wrecking Ball (Bruce Springsteen) and The River (Bruce Springsteen)
Written by Fred “Sonic” Smith, also Sister Anne (Alice Cooper), Kick Out the Jams (Rage Against the Machine) and People Have the Power (Patti Smith)
Engineered by Jim Bruzzese, also Rock and Roll Never Forgets (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band), The Fire Down Below (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band) and Katmandu (Bob Seger)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Jim Bruzzese engineered 8 of MC5’s top 10 songs
Jon Landau produced 8 of MC5’s top 10 songs
Jon Landau produced 142 songs on fono
Jon Landau’s most frequent co-producer is Bruce Springsteen (126 songs together)
Credits
All 16 credits
- Written by
- Dennis Thompson, Fred “Sonic” Smith, Michael Davis, Rob Tyner and Wayne Kramer
- Produced by
- Jon Landau
- Performed by
- Danny Jordan, Dennis Thompson, Fred “Sonic” Smith, Michael Davis, Rob Tyner and Wayne Kramer
- Engineered by
- Jim Bruzzese
- Part of
- Back in the USA
- Recorded at
- GM Studios
- Released on
- Atlantic
- Written by
- Dennis Thompson, Fred “Sonic” Smith, Michael Davis, Rob Tyner and Wayne Kramer
- Produced by
- Jon Landau
- Performed by
- Danny Jordan, Dennis Thompson, Fred “Sonic” Smith, Michael Davis, Rob Tyner and Wayne Kramer
- Engineered by
- Jim Bruzzese
- Part of
- Back in the USA
- Recorded at
- GM Studios
- Released on
- Atlantic
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Jon Landau
Same writer: Fred “Sonic” Smith
Same engineer: Jim Bruzzese
Same label: Atlantic
Same release: Back in the USA
Same studio: GM Studios
Same producer: Jon Landau
Same writer: Fred “Sonic” Smith
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The American Ruse was performed by Danny Jordan
The American Ruse was performed by Danny Jordan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The American Ruse was performed by Dennis Thompson
The American Ruse was performed by Dennis Thompson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The American Ruse was performed by Fred “Sonic” Smith
The American Ruse was performed by Fred “Sonic” Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The American Ruse was performed by Michael Davis
The American Ruse was performed by Michael Davis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The American Ruse was performed by Rob Tyner
The American Ruse was performed by Rob Tyner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The American Ruse was performed by Wayne Kramer
The American Ruse was performed by Wayne Kramer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The American Ruse was produced by Jon Landau
The American Ruse was produced by Jon Landau
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The American Ruse was written by Dennis Thompson
The American Ruse was written by Dennis Thompson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The American Ruse was written by Fred “Sonic” Smith
The American Ruse was written by Fred “Sonic” Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The American Ruse was written by Michael Davis
The American Ruse was written by Michael Davis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz The American Ruse was written by Rob Tyner
The American Ruse was written by Rob Tyner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz The American Ruse was written by Wayne Kramer
The American Ruse was written by Wayne Kramer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz The American Ruse is part of the release Back in the USA
The American Ruse is part of the release Back in the USA
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz The American Ruse was recorded at GM Studios
The American Ruse was recorded at GM Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Atlantic is the label of the song The American Ruse
Atlantic is the label of the song The American Ruse
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz The American Ruse was engineered by Jim Bruzzese
The American Ruse was engineered by Jim Bruzzese
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz The American Ruse was released on 1970