"On a Rope" is a song by the American punk rock band Rocket from the Crypt, released as the third single from their 1995 album Scream, Dracula, Scream! It was released as three separate CD singles by Elemental Records, which combined to form a single set containing three versions of "On a Rope", five cover songs, and a four-song session recorded with Mark Radcliffe at the BBC that was originally broadcast May 26, 1996.[1] "On a Rope" was Rocket from the Crypt's highest-charting single, peaking at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. A music video for the song received play on MTV and MTV Europe.

"On a Rope"
Cover of the first single
Single by Rocket from the Crypt
from the album Scream, Dracula, Scream!
Released	September 2, 1996 (1996-09-02)
Recorded	1995
Genre	Punk rock
Length	2:53
Label	Elemental (ELM 38 CDS1, CSD2, CDS3)
Songwriter(s)	Rocket from the Crypt
Producer(s)	John Reis
Rocket from the Crypt singles chronology
"Young Livers" (1996) "On a Rope" (1996) "When in Rome (Do the Jerk)" (1998)

Track listing

Personnel

• Speedo (John Reis) - guitar, lead vocals
• ND (Andy Stamets) - guitar, backing vocals
• Petey X (Pete Reichert) - bass, backing vocals
• Apollo 9 (Paul O'Beirne) - saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
• JC 2000 (Jason Crane) - trumpet, percussion, backing vocals
• Atom (Adam Willard) - drums
• Donnell Cameron - engineering, recording of "On a Rope"
• Eddie Miller - assistant engineer of "On a Rope"
• Andy Wallace - mixing of "On a Rope"
• Geoff Harrington and Mark Arnold - recording and mixing of "Alone", "Who Needs You", "Alergic Reaction", "Transcendent Crankiness", and "You and I"
• Pat Coope and Chris Lee - engineers of Mark Radcliffe session
• Savage - art, design

Chart positions

References

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