They Can't Take Away Our Music

"They Can't Take Away Our Music"
Single by Eric Burdon & War
from the album The Black Man's Burdon
B-side	"Home Cookin'"
Released	1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	R&B, funk, soul, gospel
Length	4:53 (single), 6:45 (album)
Label	MGM
Songwriter(s)	War, Jerry Goldstein
Producer(s)	Jerry Goldstein
Eric Burdon & War singles chronology
"Paint It Black" (1971) "They Can't Take Away Our Music" (1970) "Magic Mountain" (1976)

"They Can't Take Away Our Music" is a song performed by Eric Burdon & War featuring Sharone Scott & The Beautiful New Born Children. It was released as a single in 1970.^[1] This was their last single before they split in the same year.

Chart performance

"They Can't Take Away Our Music" charted #50 on the US Hot 100 chart,^[2] and #35 on the Canadian chart.^[3]

Later versions

• It was subsequently recorded by several other artists with the most successful remake done by Donna Summer in 1994.

References

1. "Eric Burdon And War* - They Can't Take Away Our Music / Home Cookin'". Discogs.com. 1970. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 895.
3. "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 30, 1971" (PDF).