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{{Infobox song

| name = You've Got Another Thing Comin'

| cover = Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin'.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Judas Priest

| album = Screaming for Vengeance

| B-side = Exciter (live)

| released = 6 August 1982 (UK)

| recorded = 1982

| studio = Beejay Studios, Coconut Grove, Florida

| venue =

| genre = Heavy metal

| length = * 5:05

* 4:10

| label = Columbia

| writer = * Rob Halford

* K. K. Downing

* Glenn Tipton

| producer = Tom Allom

| prev_title = Hot Rockin'

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = (Take These) Chains

| next_year = 1982

| misc =

}}

"'You've Got Another Thing Comin''" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was originally released on their 1982 album 'Screaming for Vengeance' and released as a single later that year. In May 2006, VH1 ranked it fifth on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs.'"VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs"', 14 May 2006, 'VH1' Channel, reported by [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/103446/episode_this_list.jhtml VH1.com] ; last accessed 10 September 2006. It became one of Judas Priest's signature songs along with "Electric Eye" and "Breaking the Law", and a staple of the band's live performances. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" was first performed on the opening concert of the Vengeance World Tour at the Stabler Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on 26 August 1982 and had been played a total of 673 times through the 2012 Epitaph Tour.

The song reached No. 67 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart, making it Judas Priest's only song to make that chart. The song is written in the key of F-sharp minor.

Guitarist K.K. Downing on the song:

Charting



"You've Got Another Thing Comin'" has charted in two countries in United Kingdom and in United States. In the United Kingdom it peaked at No. 66 in the UK Singles Chart and in the US, it reached No. 4 on the 'Billboard' rock chart.

Reception



Wayne Parry of the 'Associated Press' called it, along with "Hell Bent for Leather" and "Living After Midnight", one of the "standards against which other metal tracks are measured". Greg Prato of AllMusic wrote that the song was what finally broke Judas Priest into the mainstream in the United States.

According to Steve Huey, also of AllMusic, "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" is the band's signature tune.

In 2012, 'Loudwire' ranked the song number nine on its list of the 10 greatest Judas Priest songs, and in 2019, 'Louder Sound' ranked the song number four on its list of the 50 greatest Judas Priest songs.

In other media



The song shows up on several video games, for example, it is featured on the jukebox of the first level of 'Prey'; in 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City's' radio station V-Rock; as downloadable content for 'Rock Band' series (alongside the rest of the album 'Screaming for Vengeance'), 'Rock Band Track Pack Volume 2'; and a cover version is featured in 'Guitar Hero'. It is also featured in 2K Sports' 'Major League Baseball 2K9' and EA Sports' 'NHL 12'.

The original song is also featured in the 2011 comedy film, 'Bad Teacher.'

The song was featured in a 2013 episode of 'Californication' and in the season eleven episode "The Orpheus Gambit" of 'Archer'.

The song is playing in Wayne Potts' house in episode 5 of 'Mare of Easttown'.

Personnel



*Rob Halford vocals

*Glenn Tipton lead guitar

*K. K. Downing rhythm guitar

*Ian Hill bass

*Dave Holland drums

References



Category:Judas Priest songs

Category:1982 singles

Category:1988 singles

Category:Songs written by Rob Halford

Category:Songs written by Glenn Tipton

Category:Songs written by K. K. Downing

Category:1982 songs

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Music videos directed by Julien Temple

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