Funeral Pyre

"Funeral Pyre" is The Jam's thirteenth single released on 29 May 1981. Backed by the B-side "Disguises", a cover of a Who track, it reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart.

"Funeral Pyre"
Single by The Jam
B-side"Disguises"
Released29 May 1981 (1981-05-29)
Genre
  • Mod revival
  • post-punk
Length3:24
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton and Paul Weller
Producer(s)
  • Peter Wilson
  • The Jam
The Jam singles chronology
"That's Entertainment"
(1980)
"Funeral Pyre"
(1981)
"Absolute Beginners"
(1981)
Music video
"Funeral Pyre" on YouTube

"Funeral Pyre" is the only single co-written by the band, and only the second song which has writing credits for all three members, the other being "Music for the Last Couple" which featured on the Sound Affects album.

The song begins as a studio jam between drummer Rick Buckler and bassist Bruce Foxton, with Paul Weller's contribution coming later.

The song does not appear on any of the band's studio albums. In the US, it appeared on the five-track EP The Jam (Polydor PX-1-503), which peaked at No. 176 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

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