Blister in the Sun

"Blister in the Sun"
Single by Violent Femmes
from the album Violent Femmes
Released	1983
Genre	Folk punk, alternative rock
Label	Slash
Writer(s)	Gordon Gano
Producer	Mark Van Hecke
Violent Femmes singles chronology
"Blister in the Sun" (1983) "Gone Daddy Gone" (1983)

"Blister in the Sun" is a song by the American alternative rock band Violent Femmes, originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album.

In August 2007, Gordon Gano was the subject of a lawsuit brought by bassist Brian Ritchie. The lawsuit stems partly from Gano's authorization of the use of "Blister" in a Wendy's commercial. In 2008, the song was featured on a Fosters Lager "Stealing Shadows" advert.

Because the original master tapes were not available for use in the film Grosse Pointe Blank, the band recorded a new version of the song, entitled "Blister 2000". A new music video was created for the original version of the song, coinciding with the release of the film. It features Gordon Gano as a deranged assassin, trying to kill Socks the cat in puppet form.

In popular culture

• In 2003, it became the first English language track to ever be allowed on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, the Republic of Ireland Irish language radio station.^{[citation needed]}
• In the novel Paper Towns by John Green, the main characters sing an a cappella version while on a road trip.
• The song was performed in the film Rocket Science, in a cello and piano duet.
• An instrumental cover is the opening theme song of Two Guys and a Girl during its first two seasons.
• It was covered by Nouvelle Vague, on their 2009 album 3. This version was used in an episode Gossip Girl.
• The song appears in the trailer to Never Been Kissed.
• Nouvelle Vague cover the song on the film,and the CD soudtrack,to 2011 film 'Bridesmaids'