Prisoner of Society

"Prisoner of Society"
Single by The Living End
from the album The Living End
Released	September 10, 1999
Format	Single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Punk rock
Length	3 min 54 s
Label	EMI
Producer	Lindsay Gravina and The Living End
The Living End singles chronology
"Save the Day" (1998) "Prisoner of Society" (1999) "All Torn Down" (1999)

"Prisoner of Society" is a song by The Living End. The song was originally released in Australia on the 1997 EP "Second Solution/Prisoner of Society". It was later released as a single, separate from "Second Solution", in the United Kingdom in 1998.

"Prisoner of Society" was the best selling Australian single of the 1990s, and spent a record-breaking 69 weeks on the ARIA Top 50. It provided a breakthrough for the band, bringing them to the attention of the Australian Rock scene.

"Prisoner of Society" is a track on the motocross game Supercross 2000, and is included in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.

Track listing

UK single

1. "Prisoner of Society"
2. "Mr Business Man"
3. "Sleep on it"

All songs written by Chris Cheney.

Recorded and engineered by Lindsay Gravina at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne. Mixed by Jerry Finn at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles.

Personnel

• Chris Cheney - guitars and vocals
• Scott Owen - upright bass and backing vocals
• Travis Dempsey - Drums and backing vocals