(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
| "(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) | |||
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| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
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| 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 from the album Rattus Norvegicus. The Stranglers' first single, it reached number 44 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Hugh Cornwell, and featured steel mill worker Eric Clarke on saxophone. The first line of the lyrics references a "Morry Thou" or Morris 1000.