Bullet (Misfits song)
"Bullet" | ||||
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John F. Kennedy assassination, the subject of "Bullet". | ||||
Single by the Misfits | ||||
from the album Static Age | ||||
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B-side |
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Released | June 1978 | |||
Recorded | January–February 1978 | |||
Length | 7:02 | |||
Label | Plan 9 (PL 1001) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Glenn Danzig | |||
Misfits singles chronology | ||||
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"Bullet" is the second single released by the horror punk band the Misfits. The four tracks comprising the EP were recorded, along with thirteen others, in early 1978 for the proposed Static Age album. When the band could not find a record label to release the album, they instead released four of the songs as "Bullet" on singer Glenn Danzig's label Plan 9 Records. The songs were re-released in different versions over subsequent years, until Static Age was finally released in its entirety in 1996.[1]
Background
In August 1977 the Misfits released their debut single "
The song "Bullet" references the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy, with sexually explicit lyrics directed at his wife Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: "Texas is an outrage when your husband is dead/Texas is an outrage when they pick up his head/Texas is the reason that the President's dead/You gotta suck, suck, Jackie, suck".[3]
Pressing information
The first pressing of "Bullet" consisted of 1,000 copies on black
Re-releases and other versions
All four songs from "Bullet" were reissued on the Beware EP in January 1980,[2] and a live version of "We Are 138" appeared on the Evilive EP in 1982. The compilation album Misfits (1986), released three years after the band's breakup, included "Bullet" and "Hollywood Babylon", while Collection II (1995) included "We Are 138" and "Attitude".
Cover versions
"Bullet" was
Track listing
All tracks are written by Glenn Danzig
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bullet" | 1:37 |
2. | "We Are 138" | 1:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Attitude" | 1:28 |
2. | "Hollywood Babylon" | 2:17 |
Total length: | 7:02 |
Personnel
Band
- Glenn Danzig – vocals
- Franché Coma – guitar, backing vocals
- Jerry Only – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mr. Jim – drums
Production
- Dave Achelis – engineering
- Rich Flores – mastering
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Misfits discography". Misfits.com. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ a b c d e f Bejgrowicz, Tom; Dave Achelis (1997). Static Age (CD liner notes). The Misfits. New York City: Caroline Records. CAROL 7520-2.
- ^ a b Von, Eerie (1996). The Misfits box set (Box set liner notes). The Misfits. New York City: Caroline Records. CAR 7529-2.