Old page wikitext, before the edit (old_wikitext) | '{{dablink|For the 1988 live single, see "[[Ace of Spades (live)]]"}}
{{Infobox Single |
| Name = Ace of Spades
| Cover = Ace of Spades (song).jpg
| Artist = [[Motörhead]]
| from Album = [[Ace of Spades (album)|Ace of Spades]]
| B-side = Dirty Love
| Released = [[27 October]] [[1980]]
| Format = [[7"]]<br/>[[12"]]
| Recorded = [[4 August]] – [[15 September]] [[1980]]<br/>Jackson's Studios, [[Rickmansworth]], UK
| Genre =
| Length = 2:49
| Label = [[Bronze Records|Bronze]]
| Writer = [[Eddie Clarke]], [[Lemmy|Ian Kilmister]], [[Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor|Phil Taylor]]
| Producer = [[Vic Maile]]
| Certification =
| Last single = "[[Bomber (song)|Bomber]]"<br/>([[1979]])
| This single = "'''Ace of Spades'''"<br/>([[1980]])
| Next single = "[[Motorhead (live)]]"<br/>([[1981]])
| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2
| Upper caption = Alternate cover
| Type = Single
| Cover = AoS Christmas.jpg
| Lower caption = Christmas picture sleeve edition
}}
}}
"'''Ace of Spades'''" is a song by the English band [[Motörhead]], released in 1980 as a single and the title track to the album ''[[Ace of Spades (album)|Ace of Spades]]''. The song spent 12 weeks in the [[UK Singles Chart]], peaking at #15.
==Overview==
Initially issued as a 7" vinyl [[single (music)|single]] on [[27 October]], 1980 as a preview to the album ''[[Ace of Spades (album)|Ace of Spades]]'' and autumn tour, Bronze Records also released a 12" vinyl pressing in special Christmas picture sleeves, limited to 50,000 copies. The picture of the band in Santa outfits used on the cover was taken at the [[Aylesbury]] Fair, while the band were on tour. <ref name="RC1">{{cite journal |quotes= |last=Burridge |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan Burridge (writer) |coauthors= |year=1991 |month=April |title=Motörhead |journal=[[Record Collector]] |volume= |issue=140 |pages=18–19 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
Bronze also issued German and Spanish 7" vinyl versions which had a different sleeves, as well as a Japanese release, with a colour picture insert with song lyrics in English and Japanese. One sided test pressings (not mis-presses, but used in the trade) escaped the pressing plant and are on the market.<ref>{{cite journal |quotes= |last=Burridge |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan Burridge (writer) |coauthors=Mick Stevenson |year=1993 |month=July |title=Motörhead |journal=[[Record Collector]] |volume= |issue=167 |pages=72 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
For the lyrics, [[Lemmy]] said he "used gambling metaphors, mostly cards and dice - when it comes to that sort of thing, I'm more into the [[slot machine|one-arm bandits]] actually, but you can't really sing about spinning fruit, and the wheels coming down".<ref>Kilmister, Lemmy & Garza, Janiss ''White Line Fever'' Published: 2002, Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)
ISBN 0-684-85868-1</ref>
On [[6 September]], 1980 Lemmy was interviewed by Graham Neil on [[BBC Radio 1]]'s ''Rock On Saturday'' show, "[[Bomber (song)|Bomber]]", "Ace of Spades" and "Love Me Like a Reptile" were played. The following month, on [[6 October]] and [[20 October]], the band played the song on [[BBC]] TV show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref name="ICGM">Burridge, Alan ''Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motörhead'' Published: 1995, Collector's Guide Publishing
ISBN 0-9695736-2-6</ref>
==Critical reception==
The song is considered to be the definitive Motörhead anthem,<ref>{{cite book |last=Konow |first=David |title=Bang Your Head |publisher=Three Rivers Press, c2002|isbn=0-609-80732-3 |year=2002 |page=226 has "Motorhead's signature song, Ace of Spades" }}</ref> and "put a choke on the English music charts and proved to all that a band could succeed without sacrificing its blunt power and speed".<ref>{{cite book |last=Christe |first=Ian |title=Sound of the Beast |publisher=Allison & Busby |isbn=0749083514 |pages= |year=2004 }}</ref>
The song ranked in at #10 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs.<ref>''"VH1 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs"'', 1-4 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.</ref> In March 2005, [[Q magazine|''Q'' magazine]] placed it at #27 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks, stating "This song has an intro which wouldn't be out of place ushering in the end of the world". In 2009 it was named the 10<sup>th</sup> greatest hard rock song of all time by [[VH1]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=spreadit.org music|url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/|accessdate=February 7, 2009}}</ref>
==Track listing==
# "Ace of Spades" ([[Lemmy|Ian Kilmister]], [[Eddie Clarke]], [[Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor|Phil Taylor]]) - 2:49
# "Dirty Love" (Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor) - 2:57
==Credits==
*Fast Eddie Clarke – Guitars
*Philthy Animal Taylor – Drums
*Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – Bass, lead vocals
==Other versions==
The song became a staple of the band's live set, with Lemmy acknowledging that despite becoming "sick" of performing it, they "can't ditch Ace of Spades, it wouldn't be right. If I go to see Little Richard, I expect to hear Good Golly Miss Molly or I'd be pissed off".<ref>{{cite book |last=Shaw |first=Harry |title=Lemmy... In his own words |publisher=Omnibus Press (c) 2002|isbn=0-7119-9109-X |year=2002 |page= 39}}</ref> Live versions have appeared on the albums ''[[No Sleep 'til Hammersmith]]'' (1981), ''[[Nö Sleep at All]]'' (1988), ''[[Everything Louder than Everyone Else]]'' (1999), ''[[Live at Brixton Academy (Motörhead album)|Live at Brixton Academy]]'' (2003) and ''[[Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith]]'' (2007).
The 1988 live version from ''Nö Sleep at All'' was released as a single "[[Ace of Spades (live)]]", although later withdrawn.
It was the first song that [[Phil Campbell (musician)|Phil Campbell]] and [[Wurzel]] played with the band - on the [[Bambi (Young Ones episode)|Bambi]] episode of ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]''. The line up is particularly rare until 1987: Lemmy, Campbell, Wurzel and Taylor. Taylor had already left the band by the time the filming started, but kept to his promise of making the performance.<ref name="ICGM" />
In September 1993 WGAF Records re-released the original 1980s track on CD-single, cassette single, 12" vinyl picture sleeve and picture disc versions, the song was coupled with "[[Louie Louie (Motörhead song)|Louie Louie]]", "Dirty Love", and "Ace of Spades (The CCN Remix)", and although the band were not too pleased with the CCN Remix version, this single peaked at #23 in the UK charts.<ref name="ICGM" />
==Cover versions==
* Hardcore punk band [[Blood for Blood]] covered the song as a hidden track on their album [[Livin' in Exile]], and has been featured on several Motörhead tribute albums.
* The song is covered by sludge metal pioneers "[[Crowbar (US band)|Crowbar]]"
* This song has been covered by [[The Reverend Horton Heat]] during live performances.
* A Dutch version of "Ace of Spades" (Called "Schoppen Aas") is covered by the Dutch Hard Rock band [[Peter Pan Speedrock]]. Dikke Dennis performs the vocals on this version.
*[[Southern Metal]] band [[He Is Legend]] has covered the song live.
*The song has been covered by the band [[Ween]] at live concerts.
*The Swedish [[Viking metal]] band [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] covered it with a much slower pace than the original.
*German [[thrash metal|thrash]]/[[black metal]] band [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]] did a cover on their 2003 [[live album]] ''[[One Night in Bangkok (album)|One Night in Bangkok]]''.
*Swedish metal band [[Drain STH]] released a droning 5:02 cover version as a bonus track on the 1998 reissue of the album [[Horror Wrestling]] and have played it live.
*[[Hayseed Dixie]], a satirical bluegrass band has covered the song, appropriating the piece for acoustic guitar, mandolin, bass, banjo and vocals.
* The German metal band [[J.B.O.]] covered the Song in a unplugged Version called "Ace of Spades umgepflügt" (''Ace of Spades plowed up'')
*[[The Shop Assistants]] recorded a version for a [[John Peel]] session in 1986.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1986/Nov11theshopassistant/ BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel] - 11/11/1986 The Shop Assistants</ref>
*British rock band [[Stereophonics]] often briefly incorporate the chorus of the song into live performances of their single [[The Bartender and the Thief]].
*The song was covered by [[Tokyo Yankees]] with [[hide (musician)|hide]] and [[Pata]] at Extasy Summit 1991.
*The [[J-Punk]] band [[Guitar Wolf]] has recorded a Japanese language cover of the song.
==In popular culture==
===Video games===
* The song was featured in the popular skateboarding game [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]].
* A cover version of "Ace of Spades", containing an extended guitar solo in the climax of the song, was featured in the 2005 music video game ''[[Guitar Hero (video game)|Guitar Hero]]'' for [[PlayStation 2]]. It was included in a downloadable 3-song pack for the [[Xbox 360]] version of its successor, ''[[Guitar Hero II]]'', as well.
* The song also appears in 2K Sports Baseball title ''[[The Bigs]]''.
* A re-recording of the song, "Ace of Spades '08", is in the setlist of ''[[Rock Band 2]]'', ''[[Rock Band Unplugged]]'', and ''[[Guitar Hero: Metallica]]''.
* "Ace of Spades" also appears in the PlayStation 2 karaoke game ''[[SingStar Amped]]''.
* Appears in a trailer for [[Mercenaries 2: World in Flames]].
===Television===
*In an episode of the [[Men Behaving Badly]] television [[sitcom]], Gary and Tony play [[air guitar]] to the track.
*In the ''[[Black Books]]'' episode ''Party'' (the last of series 3) the three main characters have a very drunken dancing competition to a portion of this song, with no clear winner (everyone just gets tired out and sits down, nursing their drinks).
*The song was chosen to appear in the documentary ''[[Metal: A Headbanger's Journey]]''.
* In [[comedy]] [[Give My Head Peace]], episode Canada, the beginning scene the alarm clock shows 5:59 then it turns to 6:00 and Ace of Spades starts playing full blast, from Uncle Andy's radio station, thus waking everybody in the house.
* The song was used in the majority of the Creamy Muck Muck scenes of the [[CBBC]] children's programme, [[Dick and Dom in da Bungalow]].
* The song was used in Episode 1 of [[Top Gear (series 4)|the fourth series]] of BBC's motoring show, [[Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear]], that featured the [[Lotus Exige]] attempting to avoid missile lock from an Apache helicopter.
* The song is often played in the background in previews of Sports Tonight, an Australian news programme on Channel Ten, Australia.
* The [[Hayseed Dixie]] cover version was used as a background tune in the British antiques daytime gameshow [[Bargain Hunt]].
* The song was used at the beginning and end of the series 3 [[Skins (TV series)|Skins]] episode, "Cook" (302).
* The band performed the song on [[Bambi (Young Ones episode)|episode 7]] of [[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]].
* In the final episode of [[Nathan Barley]] the song is used when Pingu is the subject of firework prank
* In [[Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe]], he used the music as a replacement for the theme tune of [[Question Time]] in a sketch.
===Film===
* The song was used in the movie ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'', during a gunfight in a convenience store between hitman Martin Blank ([[John Cusack]]) and another hitman sent after him, a teenager is playing an arcade game to the sound of ''Ace of Spades'' at maximum volume in his headphones and escapes unharmed, completely oblivious to the destruction unfolding around him.
* The song is featured in the opening credits of ''[[Zombie Nightmare]]''.
* The song is used in the introductory scene for The Tremor Brothers in the movie ''[[Smokin' Aces]]'', as well as in the teaser trailer.
* The song appears in the 2007 [[Judd Apatow]] comedy ''[[Superbad]]'' starring [[Seth Rogen]] and [[Jonah Hill]].
* The song appears in the 2007 film ''[[Shoot 'Em Up]]'' during the shootout in Mr. Smith's hideout. It appears on the film's soundtrack as well.
* The song appears in the documentary "Air Guitar Nation" as both an opening song, and played during a competition of air guitar.
*The song appears in the movie ''[[Smoking Aces's]]''
===Adverts===
* The song is used in the 1998 [[Golden Wonder]] [[Pot Noodle]], the 2000 [[IKEA]] furniture, the 2003 [[C&J Clark|Clark's]] Marathon Boy, and the 2005 [[Walkers|Walkers Crisps]] television advertisements.
*The song was used in commercials for [[2K Sports]]' video game, [[The Bigs]].
*In a recent [[AT&T]] Wireless commercial, "The Ace of Spades" is sung by a guy in bar who has no signal for his cellphone - the premise is that his friend has tried to call him over 30 times because he has managed to get Motörhead tickets for the show later that night.
===Other===
* Between 8pm and 2am on [[November 9]], 2005 at The Boat nightclub in Toronto, the song was played 128 times consecutively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20051104/CARL04/TPEntertainment/Music|title=Motörhead madness-athon |accessdate=2007-04-11|work=globeandmail.com article}}</ref>
* After a 15 year career with the network, DJ [[Simon Mayo]] played the song to end his final show on [[BBC Radio 1]] in 2001. The comedian, [[Noel Fielding]], described the song as the sound of his childhood, as his parents would play it constantly.
* In the play "The Lieutenant of Inishmore", the character Davey sings the song to drown out his sister Mairead's Irish rebellion song.
* In the [[Achewood]] strip for February 4, 2009, [[Achewood#Lyle_Roscoe_Gabriel|Lyle Gabriel]] parodies the song with the phrase, "ACE OF GRADES!".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://achewood.com/index.php?date=02042009|title=Professor Gabriel |accessdate=2009-04-02}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Ace of Spades]]
*[[Dead man's hand]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/artists/m/motorhead/clips/ace_of_spades.shtml Video clip of 6 November, 1980 Top of the Pops broadcast of the song] ([[RealPlayer]] required - right click to play).
[[Category:Motörhead songs]]
[[Category:1980 singles]]
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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | '{{dablink|For the 1988 live single, see "[[Ace of Spades (live)]]"}}
{{Infobox Single |
| Name = Ace of Spades
| Cover = Ace of Spades (song).jpg
| Artist = [[Motörhead]]
| from Album = [[Ace of Spades (album)|Ace of Spades]]
| B-side = Dirty Love
| Released = [[27 October]] [[1980]]
| Format = [[7"]]<br/>[[12"]]
| Recorded = [[4 August]] – [[15 September]] [[1980]]<br/>Jackson's Studios, [[Rickmansworth]], UK
| Genre =
| Length = 2:49
| Label = [[Bronze Records|Bronze]]
| Writer = [[Eddie Clarke]], [[Lemmy|Ian Kilmister]], [[Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor|Phil Taylor]]
| Producer = [[Vic Maile]]
| Certification =
| Last single = "[[Bomber (song)|Bomber]]"<br/>([[1979]])
| This single = "'''Ace of Spades'''"<br/>([[1980]])
| Next single = "[[Motorhead (live)]]"<br/>([[1981]])
| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2
| Upper caption = Alternate cover
| Type = Single
| Cover = AoS Christmas.jpg
| Lower caption = Christmas picture sleeve edition
}}
}}
"'''Ace of Spades'''" is a song by the English band [[Motörhead]], released in 1980 as a single and the title track to the album ''[[Ace of Spades (album)|Ace of Spades]]''. The song spent 12 weeks in the [[UK Singles Chart]], peaking at #15.
==Overview==
Initially issued as a 7" vinyl [[single (music)|single]] on [[27 October]], 1980 as a preview to the album ''[[Ace of Spades (album)|Ace of Spades]]'' and autumn tour, Bronze Records also released a 12" vinyl pressing in special Christmas picture sleeves, limited to 50,000 copies. The picture of the band in Santa outfits used on the cover was taken at the [[Aylesbury]] Fair, while the band were on tour. <ref name="RC1">{{cite journal |quotes= |last=Burridge |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan Burridge (writer) |coauthors= |year=1991 |month=April |title=Motörhead |journal=[[Record Collector]] |volume= |issue=140 |pages=18–19 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
Bronze also issued German and Spanish 7" vinyl versions which had a different sleeves, as well as a Japanese release, with a colour picture insert with song lyrics in English and Japanese. One sided test pressings (not mis-presses, but used in the trade) escaped the pressing plant and are on the market.<ref>{{cite journal |quotes= |last=Burridge |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan Burridge (writer) |coauthors=Mick Stevenson |year=1993 |month=July |title=Motörhead |journal=[[Record Collector]] |volume= |issue=167 |pages=72 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
For the lyrics, [[Lemmy]] said he "used gambling metaphors, mostly cards and dice - when it comes to that sort of thing, I'm more into the [[slot machine|one-arm bandits]] actually, but you can't really sing about spinning fruit, and the wheels coming down".<ref>Kilmister, Lemmy & Garza, Janiss ''White Line Fever'' Published: 2002, Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)
ISBN 0-684-85868-1</ref>
On [[6 September]], 1980 Lemmy was interviewed by Graham Neil on [[BBC Radio 1]]'s ''Rock On Saturday'' show, "[[Bomber (song)|Bomber]]", "Ace of Spades" and "Love Me Like a Reptile" were played. The following month, on [[6 October]] and [[20 October]], the band played the song on [[BBC]] TV show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref name="ICGM">Burridge, Alan ''Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motörhead'' Published: 1995, Collector's Guide Publishing
ISBN 0-9695736-2-6</ref>
==Critical reception==
The song is considered to be the definitive Motörhead anthem,<ref>{{cite book |last=Konow |first=David |title=Bang Your Head |publisher=Three Rivers Press, c2002|isbn=0-609-80732-3 |year=2002 |page=226 has "Motorhead's signature song, Ace of Spades" }}</ref> and "put a choke on the English music charts and proved to all that a band could succeed without sacrificing its blunt power and speed".<ref>{{cite book |last=Christe |first=Ian |title=Sound of the Beast |publisher=Allison & Busby |isbn=0749083514 |pages= |year=2004 }}</ref>
In March 2005, [[Q magazine|''Q'' magazine]] placed it at #27 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks, stating "This song has an intro which wouldn't be out of place ushering in the end of the world". In 2009 it was named the 10<sup>th</sup> greatest hard rock song of all time by [[VH1]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=spreadit.org music|url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/|accessdate=February 7, 2009}}</ref>
==Track listing==
# "Ace of Spades" ([[Lemmy|Ian Kilmister]], [[Eddie Clarke]], [[Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor|Phil Taylor]]) - 2:49
# "Dirty Love" (Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor) - 2:57
==Credits==
*Fast Eddie Clarke – Guitars
*Philthy Animal Taylor – Drums
*Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – Bass, lead vocals
==Other versions==
The song became a staple of the band's live set, with Lemmy acknowledging that despite becoming "sick" of performing it, they "can't ditch Ace of Spades, it wouldn't be right. If I go to see Little Richard, I expect to hear Good Golly Miss Molly or I'd be pissed off".<ref>{{cite book |last=Shaw |first=Harry |title=Lemmy... In his own words |publisher=Omnibus Press (c) 2002|isbn=0-7119-9109-X |year=2002 |page= 39}}</ref> Live versions have appeared on the albums ''[[No Sleep 'til Hammersmith]]'' (1981), ''[[Nö Sleep at All]]'' (1988), ''[[Everything Louder than Everyone Else]]'' (1999), ''[[Live at Brixton Academy (Motörhead album)|Live at Brixton Academy]]'' (2003) and ''[[Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith]]'' (2007).
The 1988 live version from ''Nö Sleep at All'' was released as a single "[[Ace of Spades (live)]]", although later withdrawn.
It was the first song that [[Phil Campbell (musician)|Phil Campbell]] and [[Wurzel]] played with the band - on the [[Bambi (Young Ones episode)|Bambi]] episode of ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]''. The line up is particularly rare until 1987: Lemmy, Campbell, Wurzel and Taylor. Taylor had already left the band by the time the filming started, but kept to his promise of making the performance.<ref name="ICGM" />
In September 1993 WGAF Records re-released the original 1980s track on CD-single, cassette single, 12" vinyl picture sleeve and picture disc versions, the song was coupled with "[[Louie Louie (Motörhead song)|Louie Louie]]", "Dirty Love", and "Ace of Spades (The CCN Remix)", and although the band were not too pleased with the CCN Remix version, this single peaked at #23 in the UK charts.<ref name="ICGM" />
==Cover versions==
* Hardcore punk band [[Blood for Blood]] covered the song as a hidden track on their album [[Livin' in Exile]], and has been featured on several Motörhead tribute albums.
* The song is covered by sludge metal pioneers "[[Crowbar (US band)|Crowbar]]"
* This song has been covered by [[The Reverend Horton Heat]] during live performances.
* A Dutch version of "Ace of Spades" (Called "Schoppen Aas") is covered by the Dutch Hard Rock band [[Peter Pan Speedrock]]. Dikke Dennis performs the vocals on this version.
*[[Southern Metal]] band [[He Is Legend]] has covered the song live.
*The song has been covered by the band [[Ween]] at live concerts.
*The Swedish [[Viking metal]] band [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] covered it with a much slower pace than the original.
*German [[thrash metal|thrash]]/[[black metal]] band [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]] did a cover on their 2003 [[live album]] ''[[One Night in Bangkok (album)|One Night in Bangkok]]''.
*Swedish metal band [[Drain STH]] released a droning 5:02 cover version as a bonus track on the 1998 reissue of the album [[Horror Wrestling]] and have played it live.
*[[Hayseed Dixie]], a satirical bluegrass band has covered the song, appropriating the piece for acoustic guitar, mandolin, bass, banjo and vocals.
* The German metal band [[J.B.O.]] covered the Song in a unplugged Version called "Ace of Spades umgepflügt" (''Ace of Spades plowed up'')
*[[The Shop Assistants]] recorded a version for a [[John Peel]] session in 1986.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1986/Nov11theshopassistant/ BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel] - 11/11/1986 The Shop Assistants</ref>
*British rock band [[Stereophonics]] often briefly incorporate the chorus of the song into live performances of their single [[The Bartender and the Thief]].
*The song was covered by [[Tokyo Yankees]] with [[hide (musician)|hide]] and [[Pata]] at Extasy Summit 1991.
*The [[J-Punk]] band [[Guitar Wolf]] has recorded a Japanese language cover of the song.
==In popular culture==
===Video games===
* The song was featured in the popular skateboarding game [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]].
* A cover version of "Ace of Spades", containing an extended guitar solo in the climax of the song, was featured in the 2005 music video game ''[[Guitar Hero (video game)|Guitar Hero]]'' for [[PlayStation 2]]. It was included in a downloadable 3-song pack for the [[Xbox 360]] version of its successor, ''[[Guitar Hero II]]'', as well.
* The song also appears in 2K Sports Baseball title ''[[The Bigs]]''.
* A re-recording of the song, "Ace of Spades '08", is in the setlist of ''[[Rock Band 2]]'', ''[[Rock Band Unplugged]]'', and ''[[Guitar Hero: Metallica]]''.
* "Ace of Spades" also appears in the PlayStation 2 karaoke game ''[[SingStar Amped]]''.
* Appears in a trailer for [[Mercenaries 2: World in Flames]].
===Television===
*In an episode of the [[Men Behaving Badly]] television [[sitcom]], Gary and Tony play [[air guitar]] to the track.
*In the ''[[Black Books]]'' episode ''Party'' (the last of series 3) the three main characters have a very drunken dancing competition to a portion of this song, with no clear winner (everyone just gets tired out and sits down, nursing their drinks).
*The song was chosen to appear in the documentary ''[[Metal: A Headbanger's Journey]]''.
* In [[comedy]] [[Give My Head Peace]], episode Canada, the beginning scene the alarm clock shows 5:59 then it turns to 6:00 and Ace of Spades starts playing full blast, from Uncle Andy's radio station, thus waking everybody in the house.
* The song was used in the majority of the Creamy Muck Muck scenes of the [[CBBC]] children's programme, [[Dick and Dom in da Bungalow]].
* The song was used in Episode 1 of [[Top Gear (series 4)|the fourth series]] of BBC's motoring show, [[Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear]], that featured the [[Lotus Exige]] attempting to avoid missile lock from an Apache helicopter.
* The song is often played in the background in previews of Sports Tonight, an Australian news programme on Channel Ten, Australia.
* The [[Hayseed Dixie]] cover version was used as a background tune in the British antiques daytime gameshow [[Bargain Hunt]].
* The song was used at the beginning and end of the series 3 [[Skins (TV series)|Skins]] episode, "Cook" (302).
* The band performed the song on [[Bambi (Young Ones episode)|episode 7]] of [[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]].
* In the final episode of [[Nathan Barley]] the song is used when Pingu is the subject of firework prank
* In [[Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe]], he used the music as a replacement for the theme tune of [[Question Time]] in a sketch.
===Film===
* The song was used in the movie ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'', during a gunfight in a convenience store between hitman Martin Blank ([[John Cusack]]) and another hitman sent after him, a teenager is playing an arcade game to the sound of ''Ace of Spades'' at maximum volume in his headphones and escapes unharmed, completely oblivious to the destruction unfolding around him.
* The song is featured in the opening credits of ''[[Zombie Nightmare]]''.
* The song is used in the introductory scene for The Tremor Brothers in the movie ''[[Smokin' Aces]]'', as well as in the teaser trailer.
* The song appears in the 2007 [[Judd Apatow]] comedy ''[[Superbad]]'' starring [[Seth Rogen]] and [[Jonah Hill]].
* The song appears in the 2007 film ''[[Shoot 'Em Up]]'' during the shootout in Mr. Smith's hideout. It appears on the film's soundtrack as well.
* The song appears in the documentary "Air Guitar Nation" as both an opening song, and played during a competition of air guitar.
*The song appears in the movie ''[[Smoking Aces's]]''
===Adverts===
* The song is used in the 1998 [[Golden Wonder]] [[Pot Noodle]], the 2000 [[IKEA]] furniture, the 2003 [[C&J Clark|Clark's]] Marathon Boy, and the 2005 [[Walkers|Walkers Crisps]] television advertisements.
*The song was used in commercials for [[2K Sports]]' video game, [[The Bigs]].
*In a recent [[AT&T]] Wireless commercial, "The Ace of Spades" is sung by a guy in bar who has no signal for his cellphone - the premise is that his friend has tried to call him over 30 times because he has managed to get Motörhead tickets for the show later that night.
===Other===
* Between 8pm and 2am on [[November 9]], 2005 at The Boat nightclub in Toronto, the song was played 128 times consecutively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20051104/CARL04/TPEntertainment/Music|title=Motörhead madness-athon |accessdate=2007-04-11|work=globeandmail.com article}}</ref>
* After a 15 year career with the network, DJ [[Simon Mayo]] played the song to end his final show on [[BBC Radio 1]] in 2001. The comedian, [[Noel Fielding]], described the song as the sound of his childhood, as his parents would play it constantly.
* In the play "The Lieutenant of Inishmore", the character Davey sings the song to drown out his sister Mairead's Irish rebellion song.
* In the [[Achewood]] strip for February 4, 2009, [[Achewood#Lyle_Roscoe_Gabriel|Lyle Gabriel]] parodies the song with the phrase, "ACE OF GRADES!".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://achewood.com/index.php?date=02042009|title=Professor Gabriel |accessdate=2009-04-02}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Ace of Spades]]
*[[Dead man's hand]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/artists/m/motorhead/clips/ace_of_spades.shtml Video clip of 6 November, 1980 Top of the Pops broadcast of the song] ([[RealPlayer]] required - right click to play).
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