Private Hell (track)
by The Jam
Private Hell appears on the following album(s) by The Jam:
- Setting Sons (track #3) (this album) (1979)
- The Sound Of The Jam (track #12) (compilation) (2002)
- Dig The New Breed (track #14) (1982)
- Live At Wembley Arena 2nd December 1982 (track #16) (2017)
- Collection (track #11) (compilation) (1996)
- Live At Newcastle City Hall 28th October 1980 (track #10) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 02/08/2026 18:01 | bonnequestion | 16,952 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2025 17:04 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,284 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/31/2025 04:30 |  AAL2014 | 40,128 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2024 18:23 | BurndenAce | 5,973 | 77/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2024 07:19 | InUtero93 | 391 | 86/100 |
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One of my favourites on the album. So here we have a 20 odd year old Paul Weller writing a song about a middle aged housewife (who's kids have all flown the nest) having an emotional breakdown in her now meaningless life. Especially like the clever breakdown moment towards the end of the track..."alone at 6 o clock, you drop a cup, you see it smash, inside you crack, you can't go on but you sweep it up, safe at last inside your private hell"
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