<Table> <Tr> <Td> "You Can't Stop Rock & Roll" (1983) </Td> <Td> "We're Not Gonna Take It" (1984) </Td> <Td> "I Wanna Rock" (1984) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "You Can't Stop Rock & Roll" (1983) </Td> <Td> "We're Not Gonna Take It" (1984) </Td> <Td> "I Wanna Rock" (1984) </Td> </Tr> <P> "We're Not Gonna Take It" is a song by the American band Twisted Sister from their album Stay Hungry . It was first released as a single (with "You Can't Stop Rock & Roll" as the B - side) on April 27, 1984 . The Stay Hungry album was released two weeks later, on May 10, 1984 . The single reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, making it Twisted Sister's only Top 40 single . The song was ranked No. 47 on 100 Greatest 80's Songs and No. 21 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s . </P> <P> "We're Not Gonna Take It" was written by vocalist Dee Snider . As influences for the song, he cites the glam rock band Slade and the Christmas carol, "O Come, All Ye Faithful". </P>

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