Turn It Down (Sweet song)

"Turn It Down"
"Turn It Down"
Single by The Sweet
from the album Desolation Boulevard
B-side	"Someone Else Will"
Released	1 November 1974
Recorded	1973
Genre	Hard rock; glam rock;
Length	3:30
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn
The Sweet singles chronology

"Turn It Down" is a song by English glam rock band the Sweet released in 1974 as the second single from their third album Desolation Boulevard. The song was removed from the US version of Desolation Boulevard, along with two other songs, "Breakdown," and "Medussa.^[1] In the UK, the single reached No. 41 on the charts,^[2] but fared better in Europe, reaching the top five in Norway and Germany.

Composition

"Turn It Down" is a hard rock, glam rock and proto-glam metal song,^[3] more in-line with what the band sounded like live.^[4]

Controversy

"Turn It Down" was banned by the BBC due to its subjective nature, and the lyric "I can’t take no more of that Godawful sound, so for God’s sake turn it down."

Personnel

Brian Connolly – lead vocals
Steve Priest – bass, backing vocals
Andy Scott – guitars, backing vocals
Mick Tucker – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[6]	33
Norway (VG-lista)^[7]	4
UK Singles (OCC)^[2]	41
West Germany (GfK)^[8]	4

References

^ Swanson, Dave (30 November 2014). "40 Years Ago: Sweet Release 'Desolation Boulevard'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Sweet: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ Philio, Simon (15 October 2018). Glam Rock: Music in Sound and Vision. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 124. ISBN 9781442271487. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "Hellraiser: 10 Reasons Why Steve Priest of The Sweet Totally Ruled". Flood Magazine. June 5, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
^ "The Sweet – Turn It Down" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "The Sweet – Turn It Down" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "The Sweet – Turn It Down". VG-lista.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Sweet – Turn It Down" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Sweet"

[1] Swanson, Dave (30 November 2014). "40 Years Ago: Sweet Release 'Desolation Boulevard'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[UKsingles-2] "Sweet: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[Philio-3] Philio, Simon (15 October 2018). Glam Rock: Music in Sound and Vision. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 124. ISBN 9781442271487. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[4] "Hellraiser: 10 Reasons Why Steve Priest of The Sweet Totally Ruled". Flood Magazine. June 5, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2025.

[sc_Austria_The_Sweet-5] "The Sweet – Turn It Down" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Wallonia_The_Sweet-6] "The Sweet – Turn It Down" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Norway_The_Sweet-7] "The Sweet – Turn It Down". VG-lista.

[sc_West_Germany_The_Sweet-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – The Sweet – Turn It Down" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Sweet"

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v t e The Sweet
Brian Connolly Steve Priest Mick Tucker Andy Scott Frank Torpey Mick Stewart
Studio albums	Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be Sweet Fanny Adams Desolation Boulevard Give Us a Wink Off the Record Level Headed Cut Above the Rest Waters Edge Identity Crisis
Live albums	Strung Up Live in Denmark 1976 Live at the Rainbow 1973
Compilation albums	Gimme Dat Ding The Sweet's Biggest Hits The Sweet The Sweet Singles Album Strung Up The Golden Greats The Ballroom Blitz & More Sweet Hits Platinum Rare Action: The Sweet Anthology
Singles	"Funny, Funny" "Co-Co" "Little Willy" "Wig-Wam Bam" "Block Buster!" "The Ballroom Blitz" "The Six Teens" "Peppermint Twist" "Fox on the Run" "Action" "Love Is Like Oxygen"
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