Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'August na September 1979, ndị Clash dekọrọ "London Calling". Onye mepụtara ya bụ Guy Stevens, onye bụbu onye isi A&amp;R nke rụworo ọrụ na Mott the Hoople na Traffic, album abụọ ahụ bụ ngwakọta nke punk rock, reggae, ska, rockabilly, ọdịnala ọdịnala na ihe ndị ọzọ nwere ike nke ike nke na-adịchaghị ama kemgbe mmalite nke ìgwè ahụ na mmepụta ihe ndị ọzọ. Aha egwu ahụ mekwara ka ọ bụrụ nke BBC World Service na-akpọ oku na egwu nke mere ka ndị na-ege ntị na-ege ntị.
Egwu nuklia nke Three Mile Island. A na-ele ya anya dị ka otu n'ime ọba egwu rock kasị ukwuu e dekọrọla. Akụkụ ikpeazụ ya, abụ rock and roll dị mfe nke Mick Jones kpọrọ "Train in Vain", gụnyere na nkeji ikpeazụ ma si otú a apụtaghị na ndepụta egwu na mkpuchi. Ọ ghọrọ nke mbụ ha US Top 40 kụrụ, na-eru na nọmba 23 na "Billboard" eserese. Na UK, ebe a na-ahapụghị "Train in Vain" dị ka otu, "London Calling"'s title track, nke dị egwu na ụda ma na-enweghị mgbagwoju anya na ozi na ụda, bilitere na nọmba 11 - ọkwa kachasị elu nke ọ bụla Clash ruru na UK tupu nkwụsị nke ìgwè ahụ.