Ace Of Spades (No.16)
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"Ace of Spades" was released by Motorhead as a single in October 1980, and was taken from their 1980 album, Ace Of Spades.
In total, the single spent 12 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No.15 in November 1980.
For the lyrics, Lemmy said he "used gambling metaphors, mostly cards and dice - when it comes to that sort of thing, I'm more into the one-arm bandits actually, but you can't really sing about spinning fruit, and the wheels coming down"