Hammer the Hammer
| "Hammer the Hammer" | ||||
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| Single by The Go-Betweens | ||||
| A-side | "Hammer the Hammer" | |||
| B-side | "By Chance" | |||
| Released | June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | January 1982 A.A.V. Studios, Melbourne | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Grant McLennan | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Cohen | |||
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"Hammer the Hammer" was released as a stand-alone single by Australian indie group The Go-Betweens. It was released as a 7" vinyl record on the Missing Link Records label in Australia in June 1982 and by Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom in July, with "By Chance" as the B-side. Forster considered that "By Chance" was a personal break-through for him. Pitchfork Media describes "By Chance" as sounding "more than a bit like the early Smiths.