Which punk band recorded the 1973 song “Search and Destroy”?

The Stooges recorded the 1973 song “Search and Destroy.”

The track appears on Raw Power, the band’s third studio album, released in 1973. The Stooges were led by singer Iggy Pop, with guitarist James Williamson contributing the song’s aggressive, highly influential guitar sound. David Bowie mixed the album after helping shape its presentation during the recording process.

“Search and Destroy” became one of the best-known songs associated with the early American punk and proto-punk movements. Its title was inspired by a column headline in Time magazine about the Vietnam War, while the lyrics use the voice of a dangerous, war-damaged character.

The song is sometimes labeled simply as an Iggy Pop track because of his prominent stage persona. The recording, however, is credited to the Stooges, the band that had formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the late 1960s. Raw Power later became a major influence on punk, hard rock and alternative music.