‘London Calling’ — The Clash
The Clash wrote one of its most iconic songs while going through a series of personal difficulties and being concerned about global events. They had no management and a lot of debt at the time. This was the only single released in the UK from the eponymous album. It reached No. 11 on the charts in 1980, making them the highest-charting single band until they released “Should I Stay or Should I Go” a decade later.