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"We're an American Band" is a No. 1 single by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Released on July 2, 1973, from the band's album of the same name, it became the band's first single to top the Billboard charts. Written by Don Brewer and produced by Todd Rundgren, its huge chart success broadened Grand Funk's appeal. In a 2023 interview, Brewer said the song, which stiches together snippets of events from the band's touring life, was written in an effort to garner the band more hits as FM radio stations were transitioning into singles-oriented formats.

According to Brewer, the song was not a rebuke to British band Humble Pie, who Grand Funk had previously toured with.

It is the 99th song on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs.

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lyricist and composer:Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad)
publisher:Brew Music Company
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/40829 [info]
Wikidata:Q7977158 [info]
later parody versions:We're In A Parody Band

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1975-06-01We Are an American Band (live, 1975-06-01: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA)liveGrand Funk Railroad3:27
1987-08-22We’re an American Band (live, 1987-08-22: Castle Donington, Derby, England, UK)cover and liveBon Jovi5:41
2000-01-21Bawitdaba/We’re an American Band (live; 2000-01-21: The Howard Stern Show: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA)cover and liveKid Rock5:32
(We're An) American bandcover and liveMr. Big17:15
American BandcoverThe F.U.'s2:37
American BandcoverNash the Slash3:34
American Band (demo)coverESP3:30
American Band (live)cover and liveThe Dead Daisies3:26
Bandstand Boogie / American BandcoverNash the Slash4:15
We're an American BandliveGrand Funk Railroad3:19
We're an American BandcoverPoison3:15
We're an American BandcoverPoison3:10
We're an American BandcoverJackyl3:24
We're an American BandcoverJoe Lynn Turner3:33
We're An American Band (Album Version)coverRob Zombie?:??
We're An American Band (Single Version)coverRob Zombie?:??
We’re an American BandcoverPete Weiss & the Rock Band?:??
We’re an American BandGrand Funk3:28
We’re an American Bandcover and liveRob Zombie?:??
We’re an American Band (live)cover and liveRob Zombie4:32
We’re an American BandcoverRob Zombie3:30
We’re an American BandGrand Funk Railroad3:27
We’re an American BandGrand Funk Railroad3:27
We’re an American BandGrand Funk Railroad3:23