Los Angeles Is Burning
"Los Angeles Is Burning" | ||||
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Los Angeles, California | ||||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 3:23 | |||
Label | Epitaph Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brett Gurewitz | |||
Producer(s) | Brett Gurewitz Greg Graffin | |||
Bad Religion singles chronology | ||||
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"Los Angeles Is Burning" is a single by the
Meaning and composition
According to bassist
Music video
The music video is shot in cut-out animation and depicts a man in shorts and a track singlet with a Crossbuster (Bad Religion's logo which features a black cross with a red prohibition sign over it) on it running through a burning, apocalyptic Los Angeles. People with TV news cameras as heads are also shown shooting fire out of their "mouths" (represented by the camera lenses). Frontman Greg Graffin plays a psychotic newsreporter who reads messages like "Panic & Fear Widespread; Retail Up 25%", "Four Horsemen Back In Saddle" and "You are not being brainwashed". Right before the guitar solo, the man shown running through the city burns when the flames catch up to him and the video transitions to the band playing the song among all the chaos in the city, before they burn too. At the end of the video, the entire city goes up in flames moments after Graffin does.
7" Picture Disk Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Los Angeles is Burning" | Gurewitz | 3:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Surface of Me" | Graffin | 3:01 |
Charts
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC)[3] | 77 |
67 | |
3 | |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 40 |
References
- ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ Billboard
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Bad Religion Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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