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  Artist Aerosmith
  Album Toys In The Attic
  Released November 8 1975
  Track No 1
  Recorded January - February 1975 at Record Plant Studios, New York
  Genre Hard Rock
  Length 3:05
  Label Columbia Records
  Writer Steven Tyler , Joe Perry
  Producer Jack Douglas
  Next " Uncle Salty "
  Next No 2


Toys in the Attic is a song by American Hard Rock band Aerosmith . Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry , it is the first song and title track from the band's third album '' Toys In The Attic '', their bestselling studio album in the United States. The song is three minutes, five seconds long.


ACHIEVEMENTS

The song has the distinction of being one of three Aerosmith songs to appear on the list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll . The others are " Dream On " and " Walk This Way " ( Run-DMC version).


A LIVE STAPLE

Despite the song never making a chart appearance, it is frequently played on rock radio stations. Additionally, the band often includes the song into their live setlist and it is frequently used to open shows. It is also the opening song in the band's bestselling DVD, '' You Gotta Move ''.

Additionally, the band played the song acoustically during their performance on MTV Unplugged in 1990. In 1994, during a nationally-broadcast radio performance at the band's Mama Kin's Music Hall, the song was the last song played, after the band asked the audience for requests.

The song is also featured on two of the band's live albums, '' Live! Bootleg '' (1978) and '' Classics Live II '' (1987). It is also found as a bonus track on some pressings of the career-spanning collection '' O, Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith Hits '' (2002).


COVER VERSIONS

R.E.M. covered the song "Toys in the Attic" released in 1986 as a b-side to "Fall on Me". It is available on '' Dead Letter Office ''.

It was also covered by The Answer , Warrant and Ratt .