“Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.” — Aretha Franklin

It was always surprising to me that Billy Idol never released a 12″ version of this classic track, so when I found the multitrack, I jumped on the opportunity to create one. I broke up the energy by dropping the snare drum track in parts in order to being it back to a half-speed tempo in parts. It was a great track to work with and it sounds like it should have appeared on Vital Idol.

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Rebel Yell (Earl Three’s TruStyle 12″ Mix)

Billy Idol

CREDITS

written and arranged by Billy Idol, Steve Stevens, produced by Keith Forsey. additional production and remix by Earl Three.