Party at Ground Zero
| "Party at Ground Zero" | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||||||||
| Single by Fishbone | ||||||||||
| from the album Fishbone | ||||||||||
| Released | 1985 | |||||||||
| Format | Vinyl | |||||||||
| Recorded | Sunset Sound Factory and Eldorado in 1985 | |||||||||
| Genre |
Alternative rock Ska punk | |||||||||
| Length | 6:31 | |||||||||
| Label | Columbia | |||||||||
| Writer(s) |
John Norwood Fisher Kendall Jones Angelo Moore | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | David Kahne | |||||||||
| Fishbone singles chronology | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
"Party at Ground Zero" is a song by the ska band Fishbone. A demo version titled "Pink Vapor Stew" can be found on the Fishbone 101 compilation. To this day it remains one of their most popular songs. Fishbone performed the song in the movie The Tripper.
Music video
The music video for "Party at Ground Zero" was directed by Henry Selick,[1] future director of The Nightmare Before Christmas. The video is an homage to The Masque of the Red Death, with Death bringing about a nuclear explosion when he removes his mask.
Still frames from the video are featured on the cover of the song's 12-inch single.
Track listing
- A Side
- "Party At Ground Zero (Vapor Mix)" - 7:02
- "Party At Ground Zero (Visual Mix)" - 4:50
- B Side
- "Skankin' To The Beat" - 3:11
Accolades
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 97X | United States | "The 500 Best Modern Rock Songs of All Time" | 397 | [2] |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. | |||||
References
- ↑ "Party At Ground Zero - Music Video Database". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- ↑ "97X - The 500 Best Modern Rock Songs of All Time". 97X. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 1/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.