Anarchy in the U.K. / I Wanna Be Me

The debut single that formally detonated the British punk rock explosion. John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) delivers a sneering, violently cynical vocal performance over Steve Jones' wall of overdubbed, abrasive guitars. The track's lyrical assault on the British establishment resulted in a massive media panic and EMI dropping the band from the label shortly after its release, securing their status as the ultimate musical outlaws.