Editing Slade (section)

===American breakthrough (1983–1984)===
Although Slade enjoyed some minor success, RCA Records had higher expectations and sent them away to write songs to be considered for release in 1983. The band came back with two possible singles, "[[My Oh My (Slade song)|My Oh My]]" and "[[Run Runaway]]". A raw demo of Holder singing "My Oh My" over Lea's piano was received with particular enthusiasm by RCA. The label was delighted with both the tracks and hired outside producer [[John Punter]] to work with the band to record them. This was the first time the band had another producer since Chandler. Punter's methods differed from those Slade were used to, in that the band recorded all their parts separately. This method eventually met with the band's approval, except for Holder, who believed this method was ruining their unique chemistry and was losing their rock and roll edge.<ref>The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome remastered album</ref> The power ballad "My Oh My" was released in November 1983, where it slowly climbed the charts and by December, Slade found themselves competing for the Christmas number 1 spot. The single peaked at number 2 behind [[a cappella]] group [[The Flying Pickets]] with their cover of [[Yazoo (band)|Yazoo's]] "[[Only You (Yazoo song)|Only You]]".<ref name="officialcharts.com"/> The single was a success across Europe and topped the charts in Norway and Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Slade&titel=My+Oh+My&cat=s|title=Slade - My Oh My - austriancharts.at|date=22 November 2011|access-date=28 October 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122022307/http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Slade&titel=My+Oh+My&cat=s|archive-date=22 November 2011}}</ref> "[[Merry Xmas Everybody]]", again re-released, made number 20 that year.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/>

The album ''[[The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome]]'', co-produced by Lea and Punter, was also released in December but, despite the strength of "My Oh My", had only made number 74 by the end of the year.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/> To try to push the album further up the charts, January 1984 saw the release of "Run Runaway", a Celtic-flavoured rock jig featuring the return of Lea's fiddle.<ref name="autogenerated4">The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome remaster booklet</ref> The single peaked at number seven in the UK and was also successful in a number of other European countries.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Slade&titel=Run+Runaway&cat=s |title=Slade – Run Runaway |website=Swedishcharts.com |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> The tactic of releasing a second single appeared to work and ''The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome'' eventually reached number 49 in the UK.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/> The album was far more successful in Sweden and Norway, where it peaked at number 1 and number 2 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Slade&titel=The+Amazing+Kamikaze+Syndrome&cat=a |title=Slade – The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome |website=Swedishcharts.com |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> By the end of 1983, the band had finished what would prove to be their final UK tour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.perseverancesite.co.uk/slade/history-info/index.htm |title=www.slayed.co.uk |access-date=11 November 2021 |archive-date=11 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111003027/http://www.perseverancesite.co.uk/slade/history-info/index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In late 1983, Holder joined Lea in record production producing, among other things, [[Girlschool]]'s cover of the [[T-Rex (band)|T-Rex]] song "[[20th Century Boy]]" and the album ''[[Play Dirty (album)|Play Dirty]]'' which featured two Slade tracks, "Burning in the Heat of Love" and "High and Dry".<ref name="usuarios.multimania.es">{{cite web|url=http://usuarios.multimania.es/JimLea/portadas/discografia_ingles.html|title=discografia_ingles|date=6 April 2012|access-date=28 October 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406225657/http://usuarios.multimania.es/JimLea/portadas/discografia_ingles.html|archive-date=6 April 2012}}</ref> Toward the end of the year, American [[glam metal]] band [[Quiet Riot]] released a cover version of "[[Cum on Feel the Noize]]" on [[Pasha Records]] and distributed by [[Columbia Records]]. It became a hit, peaking at number five in the Billboard 100,<ref name="billboard1">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/277257/quiet+riot/chart?f=379 |title=Quiet Riot – Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> and helping their debut album ''[[Metal Health]]'' to the top, selling seven million copies on the way.<ref name="Holder"/> As a result, Slade's original was re-released in the UK but only reached number 98.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/> However, the success of a Slade track in the US charts prompted CBS Records to sign Slade to their CBS Associated label and in mid-1984, released the single "Run Runaway".<ref name="autogenerated4"/> The single eventually peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a total of 17 weeks, and topped the American [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|mainstream rock chart]].<ref name="billboard3">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/279564/slade/chart?f=305 |title=Slade – Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> It was Slade's first and only top 20 hit in the States. Its success, it has been suggested, was partly due to the accompanying music video which was filmed at [[Eastnor Castle]] in [[Ledbury]], Herefordshire, England and was heavily shown on the MTV music channel.<ref name="autogenerated4"/> In August 1984, "My Oh My" was released in the US as a follow-up; it peaked at number 37 for a total of 11 weeks, again with the help of a heavily rotated music video on MTV.<ref name="billboard3"/> Quiet Riot meanwhile released another Slade song, "[[Mama Weer All Crazee Now]]", which peaked at number 51.<ref name="billboard1"/>

''The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome'' was reworked with a couple of alternative tracks and different artwork, and was released in North America as ''[[Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/zk39336 |title=CD Album - Slade - Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply - CBS Associated - USA |website=45worlds.com |access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref> The album was a success, getting to number 33 in the US and number 26 in Canada.<ref name="billboard3"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6752a&type=1&interval=30&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0 |title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=15 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022013758/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6752a&type=1&interval=30&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The final single from the album was "[[Slam the Hammer Down]]" which peaked at number 92.<ref name="allmusic2"/> A tour with [[Ozzy Osbourne]] was cancelled after several warm-up gigs, when Lea collapsed in the dressing room after a performance. He was later diagnosed with [[hepatitis C]]. The band returned to the UK and did not tour again, mainly due to differences within the band and problems in Holder's family life.<ref name="Holder"/><ref name="autogenerated4"/>