All You Zombies (song)
| "All You Zombies" | ||||
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 7" single cover (1985) | ||||
| Single by The Hooters | ||||
| from the album Nervous Night | ||||
| Released | 1982 (live) 1985 (extended) | |||
| Recorded | 11 April 1981 at Emerald City, Cherry Hill, New Jersey (live version) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:54 (long), 3:52 (short) | |||
| Label | Eighty Percent Records (1982) Columbia (1985) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick Chertoff | |||
| The Hooters singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
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"All You Zombies" is a song by The Hooters. It was first recorded live and released as a single in 1982. It was subsequently included on the band's debut album Amore (1983) and an extended version of the song was included on their second album Nervous Night (1985). This version was released as a single in 1985. The song reached #3 on the Mainstream Rock and #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985.[1] It was most successful in Australia, peaking at #8 for two weeks in September 1985.[2]
Recording history
The Hooters first released a single of "All You Zombies" recorded live at the Emerald City nightclub in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on April 11, 1981.
A different version of the song later appeared on the Amore album released independently in 1983. Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian worked with Cyndi Lauper on the She's So Unusual album leading to Columbia Records offering the band a contract. They released "All You Zombies" with additional instrumental sections making the song almost six minutes long. It became a hit reaching the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and top 10 in Australia.
The band performed the song at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia, on July 13, 1985.
The song has been covered by German singer Sandra for her eighth studio album The Art of Love, and released as a promo single. Another cover was published by the German band Santiano in 2013 (album Mit den Gezeiten). They used a German text and changed it into a song about Vikings going to Walhalla, which is the title of the song.
Track listing
- 7" live single (1982)[3]
- A side: "All You Zombies (Live)" (4:09)
- B side: "Rescue Me" (4:03)
- 12" single (1985)[4]
- A side: "All You Zombies (Extended Version)" (5:58)
- B side: "Where Do the Children Go" (5:29)
- 12" promo single (1985)
- A side: "All You Zombies (Long)" (5:54)
- B side: "All You Zombies (Short)" (3:52)
- 7" single (1985)
- A side: "All You Zombies (Long)" (5:54)
- B side: "Nervous Night" (3:57)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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External links
References
- ^ "Nervous Night Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ^ a b "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1985". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ All You Zombies (Live) at Discogs
- ^ All You Zombies at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "offiziellecharts.de Hooters – "All You Zombies"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "charts.org.nz Hooters – "All You Zombies"" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Billboard: The Hot 100, 29 June 1985". billboard.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.