"(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" | ||||
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Single by the Stranglers | ||||
from the album Rattus Norvegicus | ||||
B-side | "London Lady" | |||
Released | 28 January 1977 (UK) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Martin Rushent | |||
The Stranglers singles chronology | ||||
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"Grip", or "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)", is a single by the Stranglers [1] from the album Rattus Norvegicus. The Stranglers' first single, it reached number 44 in the UK Singles Chart. [2] The song was written by Hugh Cornwell, and featured steel mill worker Eric Clarke on saxophone. [3] The first line of the lyrics references a "Morry Thou" or Morris 1000.