Ghost Rider (Suicide song)
"Ghost Rider" is a song by the protopunk band Suicide appearing on their debut album. The song is based on the Marvel Comics character.
| "Ghost Rider" | |
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| Song by Suicide | |
| from the album Suicide | |
| Released | December 1977 |
| Studio | Ultima Sound, New York City |
| Genre | Synthpunk |
| Length | 2:34 |
| Label | Red Star |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | |
| Suicide track listing | |
7 tracks
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Cover versions
- 1979: Danish punk band Sods (later Sort Sol), covered the song on their debut album, Minutes to Go.
- 1981: Suicide's lead vocalist Alan Vega re-recorded the song for his second solo album, Collision Drive.[1]
- 1983: Soft Cell (Marc Almond & Dave Ball) perform Ghost Rider live at various shows featuring guest vocalist Clint Ruin (aka JG Thirlwell, including a performance for UK television programme The Tube which also features Gary Barnacle on saxophone.[2][3][4][5][6]
- 1987: American musician Henry Rollins, formerly of the hardcore group Black Flag, recorded the song for his debut album, Hot Animal Machine.[7]
- 1987: Electronic rock group The Cassandra Complex performs Ghost Rider live and it appears on their live album Feel the Width.
- 1988: Alternative rock band R.E.M. released a cover of the song on the B-side to their 1988 single "Orange Crush". It later appeared on the band's 1993 compilation album The Automatic Box.[8]
- 1990: Detroit garage rock band The Gories included the song on their second album.
- 1994: Henry Rollins also re-recorded the song with the Rollins Band for the soundtrack to the film The Crow.
- 2008: Industrial rock band The Young Gods did a cover version of the song on their album Knock on Wood.
- 2010: British rapper M.I.A. sampled the song on "Born Free".
- 2010: Gavin Friday and David Ball covered the song for the Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series
- 2014: British musician Anna Calvi covered the song on her Strange Weather EP.
- 2018: The American two piece Rock band Big Business (band) recorded the song for their Tour E.P. 4
Accolades
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Les Inrockuptibles | France | 1000 Indispensable Songs[9] | * |
| 2010 | Robert Dimery | United States | 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download[10] | * |
| 2010 | Rolling Stone | Germany | The 50 Best Songs of the 1970s[11] | * |
| 2012 | NME | United Kingdom | 100 Best Songs of the 1970s[12] | 71 |
| 2016 | Pitchfork | United States | The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s[13] | 92 |
(*) designates unordered lists.
Personnel
Adapted from the Suicide liner notes.[14]
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Suicide
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Production and additional personnel
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References
- Valdivia, Victor W. "Alan Vega: Collision Drive > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- fonefilms (15 February 2012). "Soft Cell - "Soul Inside" + "Ghostrider" feat Clint Ruin : Foetus.m4v" – via YouTube.
- Thompson, Dave (11 June 2019). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- "Timeline: 1980-1989".
- "Suicide - The Sounds of the Secret Side".
- "Ghost Rider: Soft Cell and Jim Foetus cover Suicide, 1983". DangerousMinds. 18 May 2012.
- True, Chris. "Henry Rollins: Hot Animal Machine/Drive By Shooting [1999] > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "R.E.M.: The Automatic Box > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- "Les Inrockuptibles - 1000 Indispensable Songs (2006)". Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- Dimery, Robert; Visconti, Tony (January 1, 1995). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe. p. 43. ISBN 9780789320896. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- "Rolling Stone (2010) Die besten Songs der Jahrzehnte 70er - Kritiker". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- "100 Best Songs of the 1970s". NME. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s - Page 6". Pitchfork.
- Suicide (sleeve). Suicide. New York, New York: Red Star Records. 1977.CS1 maint: others (link)
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