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Released on Warner Bros. Records, also In the End (Linkin Park), Numb (Linkin Park) and Take On Me (a‐ha)
Recorded at Ardent Studios, also Kryptonite (3 Doors Down), Orange Crush (R.E.M.) and Stand (R.E.M.)
Produced by Bill Ham, also Heard It on the X, Waitin’ for the Bus and La Grange
Written by Dusty Hill, also Heard It on the X, Waitin’ for the Bus and La Grange
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
250 other songs on fono were recorded at Ardent Studios, by Gin Blossoms and Big Star and others
Bob Ludwig engineered 5 of ZZ Top’s top 10 songs
Bill Ham produced 133 songs on fono
Credits
All 13 credits
- Written by
- Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard
- Produced by
- Bill Ham
- Performed by
- Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard
- Engineered by
- Bob Ludwig and Joe Hardy
- Part of
- Afterburner
- Recorded at
- Ardent Studios
- Released on
- Lone Wolf Productions and Warner Bros. Records
- Written by
- Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard
- Produced by
- Bill Ham
- Performed by
- Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard
- Engineered by
- Bob Ludwig and Joe Hardy
- Part of
- Afterburner
- Recorded at
- Ardent Studios
- Released on
- Lone Wolf Productions and Warner Bros. Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Bill Ham
Same engineer: Joe Hardy
Same label: Warner Bros. Records
Same studio: Ardent Studios
Same producer: Bill Ham
Same engineer: Joe Hardy
Same label: Warner Bros. Records
Same studio: Ardent Studios
Elsewhere
Sources (14)
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1MusicBrainz Rough Boy was performed by Billy Gibbons
Rough Boy was performed by Billy Gibbons
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Rough Boy was performed by Dusty Hill
3MusicBrainz Rough Boy was performed by Frank Beard
4MusicBrainz Rough Boy was produced by Bill Ham
5MusicBrainz Rough Boy was written by Billy Gibbons
6MusicBrainz Rough Boy was written by Dusty Hill
7MusicBrainz Rough Boy was written by Frank Beard
8MusicBrainz Rough Boy is part of the release Afterburner
Rough Boy is part of the release Afterburner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Rough Boy was recorded at Ardent Studios
Rough Boy was recorded at Ardent Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Lone Wolf Productions is the label of the song Rough Boy
Lone Wolf Productions is the label of the song Rough Boy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Warner Bros. Records is the label of the song Rough Boy
Warner Bros. Records is the label of the song Rough Boy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Rough Boy was engineered by Bob Ludwig
13MusicBrainz Rough Boy was engineered by Joe Hardy
14MusicBrainz Rough Boy was released on 1985-10-28