We're Not Gonna Take It

We're Not Gonna Take It
First Released	Less Than Jake / Sprocket Wheel
Length	1:48
Singer	Chris

"We're Not Gonna Take It" is a 1984 hit song by the American glam metal/heavy metal band Twisted Sister from their album Stay Hungry. The song was first released as a single (With B-Side song "You Can't Stop Rock & Roll") on April 27, 1984. The Stay Hungry album was released two weeks later, on May 10, 1984. The single reached #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, making it Twisted Sister's only Top 40 single, and the song was ranked #47 on VH1's 100 Greatest 80's Songs.

The song was written by vocalist Dee Snider. As influences for the song, he cites the glam rock band Slade, the punk band Sex Pistols, and the Christmas carol, "O Come, All Ye Faithful".

Lyrics[]

We're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

We've got the right to choose and
there ain't no way we'll lose it
This is our life
This is our song
We'll fight the powers that be just
don't pick our destiny cause
you don't know us
you don't belong

We're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

Oh you're so condescending
your gall is never ending
We don't want nothin
not a thing from you
Your life is trite and jaded
boring and confiscated
if that's your best
your best won't do

Woah oh oh
Woah oh oh
We're right (Yeah)
We're free (Yeah)
We'll fight (Yeah)
You'll see

We're not gonna take it (No)
No, we ain't gonna take it (You're all worthless and weak)
We're not gonna take it anymore
We're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore (Now drop and give me twenty)

Appearances[]

1996 - Less Than Jake / Sprocket Wheel
1997 - Bootleg A Bootleg, You Cut Out the Middle Man (Live)
1997 - Where's the Beef?
1998 - Cheese
1999 - I Love Metal
2000 - Metalliska: A Ska Tribute to 80's Metal
2002 - Goodbye Blue & White

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