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1972 single by T. Rex
"Metal Guru"
German picture sleeve by Ariola label
Single by T. Rex
from the album The Slider
B-side
"Thunderwing"
"Lady"
Released
5 May 1972
Genre
Glam rock[1]
Length
2:25
Label
T. Rex Wax Co.
Songwriter(s)
Marc Bolan
Producer(s)
Tony Visconti
T. Rex singles chronology
"Telegram Sam" (1972)
"Metal Guru" (1972)
"Children of the Revolution" (1972)
"Metal Guru" is a song by the British rock band T. Rex, written by Marc Bolan. It was the band's fourth (and final) number one on the UK Singles Chart when it topped the chart for four weeks from May–June 1972. It was also included on the album The Slider in 1972.
^Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 822. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8. Bolan (...) started writing manic chant-along glam-rock hits such as "Metal Guru," "20th Century Boy," "Solid Gold Easy Action," and "Children of the Revolution."
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1971 along with its b-sides "Cadilac" and "Baby Strange" as well as the "MetalGuru" b-side "Thunderwing". "Telegram Sam" was the first single to be issued...
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44. Retrieved 28 June 2022. "Sounds". Sounds. 3 February 1990. p. 3. "METALGURUS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts...
Bolan (...) started writing manic chant-along glam-rock hits such as "MetalGuru," "20th Century Boy," "Solid Gold Easy Action," and "Children of the Revolution...