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"Pinhead" The song "Pinhead" begins with a chant "Gabba gabba we accept you, we accept you, one of us."[27] Tommy Ramone explained that the song was about how "all the freaks were welcome to join the Ramones. It was our way of goofing on the media, for saying we were not too bright."[28] Problems playing this file? See media help. The lines "Gabba Gabba Hey" at the end of "Pinhead" were taken from the horror film Freaks, which the band saw in Cleveland, Ohio after their gig was cancelled. Joey's brother Mickey Leigh said that it was specifically taken from the scene where "the midget groom does a dance on the banquet table and sings 'Gobble gobble, we accept you, one of us' to his bride." The song is an audience participation song, and during live performances, Leigh appears on stage holding a sign that bore the text "Gabba Gabba Hey".[5] "Pinhead", the album's longest piece, leads into "Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy", which portrays a confused adolescent wanting to be good, yet also yearning to run away from home.[22] The next song on the album, "Swallow My Pride", was a piece written solely by lead singer Joey Ramone, who states that the concept deals with their record company Sire Records; Tommy used the expression "you gotta swallow your pride" when signing to their record company.[29] Record World said of "Swallow My Pride" that the Ramones "pack more energy into a two minute song than just about anyone else."[30] "What's Your Game" is one of the band's most melodic songs and was called "wistful" by Marcus.[23][31] It was written by Joey about how he yearns for a girl to be herself instead of something she's not.[13] The album's only cover song, "California Sun", was written by Henry Glover and Morris Levy, and originally recorded by The Rivieras. While the lyrics and musical structure remain the same throughout the piece, Joey's pronunciation upon words significantly lessened the similarity to the original song. The sound output tone also differs from the original, with more distortion as well as a faster tempo. Author Steve Waksman relates: "From the opening bars, 'California Sun' becomes subject to the Ramones' distinctive brand of musical minimalism paired with sonic excess. The chords go by in a blur of distortion; the drums and bass kick at seemingly twice the speed of the Rivieras."[32] The twelfth track "Commando" has a theme which deals with war movies and contains multiple military references. Author Avram Mednick said the song was a successor to "Blitzkrieg Bop", released on the band's debut album. He also noted that it has a "bouncy melody and an infectious call-and-response chorus."[21] "You're Gonna Kill that Girl", which was written very early in the band's career, was also rooted in doo-wop genre. Mednick commented that it appealed highly to those tuning into the Ramones in the UK, and also said it has a "lovely misogynistic tune."[21] The final guitar chord on the track is played by drummer Tommy since Johnny rarely played acoustic.[6] The album's final track, "You Should Never Have Opened That Door", was written by Dee Dee and Johnny, and circles themes of horror films and hints that people in these movies tend to be naïve and unintelligent.[33][34] Critical reception[edit] Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic[35]The Austin Chronicle[36]Christgau's Record GuideA[37]NME10/10[38]Pitchfork9.5/10[39]Q[40]Record Collector[41]The Rolling Stone Album Guide[42]Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[43]Uncut[44] Leave Home was released on January 10, 1977, and was well received by critics. Although the album did not receive much initial reception, Ken Tucker of Rolling Stone gave the album a favorable review in 1977, saying that it is very similar to their debut yet more experienced sounding. He sums up the album with: "The Ramones are as direct and witty as before. They've also lost just a pinch of their studied rawness: whether this is a sign of maturity or sellout is a matter for debate. The Ramones make rousing music and damn good jokes, but they're in a bind: the hard rock of this group is so pure it may be perceived as a freak novelty by an awful lot of people."[45] The Los Angeles Times deemed the songs of Leave Home "two-minute metal operettas for the Blank Generation."[46] In Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote, "People who consider this a one-joke band aren't going to change their minds now. People who love the joke for its power, wit, and economy will be happy to hear it twice. Hint: read the lyrics."[37] The year-end critics' poll at NME ranked it at No. 9 among the top "Albums of the Year" for 1977, with "Sheena" ranked at No. 5 among the year's top tracks.[47] Retrospective reviews have also been positive. Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine found it very similar to their debut. Though he did consider it to be slightly more pop music oriented, Erlewine writes that despite being "weaker" than its preceding album, Leave Home "deliver[s] at breakneck speed and conclude[s] in under a half-hour." April Long from NME especially favored "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker", calling it "a punk-surf-pop crossover that has never been rivalled."[38] It was given a favorable review by PopMatters editor Adrien Begrand, who called it his favorite Ramones album, saying: "In this album, the Ramones are witty, menacing, goofy, cynical, and head-over-heels in love, all at the same time." During his extensive review, he called "I Remember You" a "perfect bubblegum pop song", while saying that "Pinhead" urges "all the freaks of the world to unite as one" with the lines "D-U-M-B / Everyone's accusing me."[13] Commercial performance[edit] The album did not chart as well in the United States as its predecessor, peaking at number 148 on the Billboard 200.[48] It was, however, the band's first album to chart on the UK Albums Chart, debuting at number 45.[15] Many of the songs on Leave Home were not considered by Mickey Leigh to be "radio–friendly" because "Carbona Not Glue" was about Intoxicative inhalant.[49] Joey relates: "We thought we had a lotta songs that should've been hits. If you grew up in the sixties, things would just get played and be hits right off the bat. So we thought since our music was doin' something unique that everyone would pick up on that. What really happened was we were so alien that no one wanted to touch us. And so we wouldn't get played."[50] Track listing[edit] All tracks originally credited to the Ramones (except "California Sun"). Actual writers are listed alongside the tracks. Writing credits are credited to Mickey Leigh's book I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Family Memoir.[51] Original release[edit] .mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}Side oneNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Glad to See You Go"Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone2:102."Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment"Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:383."I Remember You"Joey Ramone2:154."Oh Oh I Love Her So"Joey Ramone2:035."Carbona Not Glue"Ramones1:566."Suzy Is a Headbanger"Ramones2:087."Pinhead"Ramones2:42Total length:14:52 Side twoNo.TitleWriter(s)Length8."Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy"Dee Dee Ramone2:109."Swallow My Pride"Joey Ramone2:0310."What's Your Game"Joey Ramone2:3311."California Sun"Henry Glover, Morris Levy1:5812."Commando"Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:5113."You're Gonna Kill That Girl"Joey Ramone2:3614."You Should Have Never Opened That Door"Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:54Total length:15:05 29:57 US reissue[edit] Track listing as per original release with "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" replacing "Carbona Not Glue" as track 5. UK reissue[edit] Track listing as per original release with "Babysitter" replacing "Carbona Not Glue" as track 5. Released April 1977.[52] 2001 expanded edition CD bonus tracks[edit] No.TitleWriter(s)Length15."Babysitter"Ramones2:4416."Loudmouth" (live)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone2:0817."Beat on the Brat" (live)Joey Ramone2:3618."Blitzkrieg Bop" (live)Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone2:1319."I Remember You" (live)Ramones2:1720."Glad to See You Go" (live)Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone2:0321."Chain Saw" (live)Joey Ramone1:5122."53rd & 3rd" (live)Dee Dee Ramone2:2723."I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (live)Tommy Ramone2:2224."Havana Affair" (live)Dee Dee Ramone1:5325."Listen to My Heart" (live)Dee Dee Ramone1:4726."California Sun" (live)Glover, Levy1:5827."Judy Is a Punk" (live)Joey Ramone1:2328."I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" (live)Dee Dee Ramone1:3129."Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" (live)Dee Dee Ramone2:5230."Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" (live)Dee Dee Ramone1:2831."Let's Dance" (live)Jim Lee2:06Total length:67:04 Notes Track 15 is a Leave Home outtake that replaced "Carbona Not Glue", later released as the B-side of "Do You Wanna Dance?" in 1978. Tracks 16–31 recorded live at the Roxy in Hollywood, CA (August 11, 1976). Mixed by T. Erdelyi. 2017 40th anniversary deluxe edition[edit] Disc 1 Original album Features both the remastered original mixes (tracks 1–14) and the 40th anniversary mix by Ed Stasium (tracks 15–28). Track listings as per original album. Disc 2 Sundragon rough mixesNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Glad to See You Go" (rough mix)Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone2:132."Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" (rough mix)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:433."I Remember You" (rough mix)Joey Ramone2:204."Oh Oh I Love Her So" (rough mix)Joey Ramone2:085."Carbona Not Glue" (rough mix)Ramones1:536."Suzy Is a Headbanger" (rough mix)Ramones2:137."Pinhead" (rough mix)Ramones2:448."Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy" (rough mix)Dee Dee Ramone2:159."Swallow My Pride" (rough mix)Joey Ramone2:0810."What's Your Game" (rough mix)Joey Ramone2:3811."California Sun" (rough mix)Glover, Levy2:0412."Commando" (rough mix)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:5513."You're Gonna Kill That Girl" (rough mix)Joey Ramone2:4214."You Should Never Have Opened That Door" (rough mix)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:5415."Babysitter" (rough mix)Ramones2:54 40th anniversary extrasNo.TitleWriter(s)Length16."Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (single version)Joey Ramone2:4517."I Don't Care" (B-side version)Joey Ramone1:3818."Babysitter" (UK album version)Ramones2:4719."Glad to See You Go" (Bubblegum Mix)Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone2:1320."I Remember You" (instrumental)Joey Ramone2:2021."Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" (Forest Hills Mix)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:4322."Oh Oh I Love Her So" (Soda Machine Mix)Joey Ramone2:0823."Carbona Not Glue" (Queens Mix)Ramones1:5324."Suzy Is a Headbanger" (Geek Mix)Ramones2:1325."Pinhead" (Psychedelic Mix)Ramones2:4426."Pinhead" (Oo-Oo-Gabba-Uhuh Mix)Ramones2:4427."Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy" (Bowery Mix)Dee Dee Ramone2:1528."Swallow My Pride" (instrumental)Joey Ramone2:0829."What's Your Game" (Sane Mix)Joey Ramone2:3830."California Sun" (instrumental)Glover, Levy2:0431."Commando" (TV Track)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:5532."You're Gonna Kill That Girl" (Doo Wop Mix)Joey Ramone2:4233."You Should Never Have Opened That Door" (Mama Mix)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:54Total length:75:10 Notes Tracks 16–18 produced by Tony Bongiovi and T. Erdelyi, engineered by Ed Stasium. Tracks 1–17, 19–33 mixed by Ed Stasium. Track 18 mixed by Bob Clearmountain. All tracks, except 16–18, are previously unissued. Disc 3 Live at CBGB, New York City (April 2, 1977)No.TitleWriter(s)Length1."I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement" (live)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone2:072."Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" (live)Dee Dee Ramone1:363."Blitzkrieg Bop" (live)Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone2:094."Swallow My Pride" (live)Joey Ramone2:065."Suzy Is a Headbanger" (live)Ramones2:136."Teenage Lobotomy" (live)Ramones2:067."53rd & 3rd" (live)Dee Dee Ramone2:108."Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy" (live)Dee Dee Ramone2:129."Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (live)Joey Ramone2:3910."Let's Dance" (live)Lee2:0311."Babysitter" (live)Ramones2:5212."Havana Affair" (live)Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone1:5113."Listen To My Heart" (live)Dee Dee Ramone1:4614."Oh Oh I Love Her So" (live)Joey Ramone1:5315."California Sun" (live)Glover, Levy1:5316."I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" (live)Dee Dee Ramone1:3217."Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" (live)Dee Dee Ramone2:3618."Judy Is a Punk" (live)Joey Ramone1:4019."Pinhead" (live)Ramones2:42Total