Kill the Poor
| "Kill the Poor" | ||||
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| Single by Dead Kennedys | ||||
| B-side | "In-sight" | |||
| Released | October 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Cherry Red | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray | |||
| Dead Kennedys singles chronology | ||||
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"Kill the Poor" is a song by the Dead Kennedys, released in October 1980 on Cherry Red Records as the band's third single, with "In-sight" as its B-side. The title track was re-recorded for the band's first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980), although the single and album versions show little difference in comparison. The B-side of this single is also additionally on the compilation album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death (1987). A special "disco version" was played and recorded on March 3, 1979 and released on their live album Live at the Deaf Club
"Kill the Poor" reached #49 in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks on the chart.
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart[1] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 49 |
Cover versions
- American metalcore band The Agony Scene covered the song for the special edition of their album Get Damned in 2007.
- American heavy metal band Trivium covered the song as part of a series of covers recorded during the recording session of their album The Sin and the Sentence in 2019.
See also
References
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Dead Kennedys - Singles". officialcharts.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
