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"Party at Ground Zero"
Song

"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
  1. "Party At Ground Zero (Vapor Mix)" - 7:02
  2. "Party At Ground Zero (Visual Mix)" - 4:50
B Side
  1. "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

  1. ^ "Party At Ground Zero - Music Video Database". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "97X - The 500 Best Modern Rock Songs of All Time". 97X. Retrieved 2010-02-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)