Toys in the Attic (song)

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ReleasedNovember 11, 1975 (1975-11-11)
StudioRecord Plant (New York City)
"Toys in the Attic"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Toys in the Attic
A-side"You See Me Crying"
ReleasedNovember 11, 1975 (1975-11-11)
StudioRecord Plant (New York City)
Genre
Length3:05
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jack Douglas
Aerosmith singles chronology
"You See Me Crying"
(1975)
"Toys in the Attic"
(1975)
"Last Child"
(1976)

"Toys in the Attic" is a song by American 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. It was released as the B-side to the "You See Me Crying" single in 1975.

Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated Perry's guitar riff in the song as Aerosmith's 10th greatest, and also said that Perry's "fierce solo sounds gutsier and angrier than usual."[1]

Achievements

The song "Toys in the Attic" is part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.[2]

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