What connects this song
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Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Part of Labour of Lust, also American Squirm, Cracking Up and Born Fighter
Written by Ian Gomm, also Carillon (Sky) and It’s Been So Long (Dave Edmunds)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Nick Lowe produced 182 songs on fono
Nick Lowe wrote 132 songs on fono
Nick Lowe’s most frequent co-producer is Neil Brockbank (37 songs together)
Nick Lowe’s most frequent co-writer is Dave Edmunds (13 songs together)
Credits
All 9 credits
- Produced by
- Nick Lowe
- Performed by
- Billy Bremner, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe and Terry Williams
- Part of
- Labour of Lust
- Released on
- Columbia
- Produced by
- Nick Lowe
- Performed by
- Billy Bremner, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe and Terry Williams
- Part of
- Labour of Lust
- Released on
- Columbia
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Ian Gomm
Same label: Columbia
Same release: Labour of Lust
Same writer: Ian Gomm
Same label: Columbia
Same release: Labour of Lust
Same label: Columbia
Same release: Labour of Lust
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Cruel to Be Kind was performed by Billy Bremner
Cruel to Be Kind was performed by Billy Bremner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Cruel to Be Kind was performed by Dave Edmunds
Cruel to Be Kind was performed by Dave Edmunds
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Cruel to Be Kind was performed by Nick Lowe
Cruel to Be Kind was performed by Nick Lowe
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Cruel to Be Kind was performed by Terry Williams
Cruel to Be Kind was performed by Terry Williams
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Cruel to Be Kind was produced by Nick Lowe
Cruel to Be Kind was produced by Nick Lowe
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Cruel to Be Kind was written by Ian Gomm
Cruel to Be Kind was written by Ian Gomm
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Cruel to Be Kind was written by Nick Lowe
Cruel to Be Kind was written by Nick Lowe
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Cruel to Be Kind is part of the release Labour of Lust
Cruel to Be Kind is part of the release Labour of Lust
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Cruel to Be Kind
Columbia is the label of the song Cruel to Be Kind
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Cruel to Be Kind was released on 1979-06
Cruel to Be Kind was released on 1979-06
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026