March 15, 1974 - The Golden Age Of Rock 'N' Roll

is released as a single by Mott The Hoople in the UK when performed live , the song would usually follow a piano take on the first verse of Don McLean's "American Pie", hence following the latter's statement, "The day the music died". Ian Hunter would declare: "Or did it? Ladies and gentlemen, The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll!", whereupon the whole band launched into the song. This can be heard among the 2006 bonus tracks on The Hoople and on the Broadway disc of the 2004 remastered and expanded 30th Anniversary Edition of Live.

It reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, the release went to number 96, and was one three Mott the Hoople releases to hit the Hot 100. In Canada, it reached number 64.