Amusement (song)
"Amusement" is a song by Hüsker Dü released as a single in 1981.[1] It was the band's first single, b/w the song "Statues."[2] This release finds the band in a period where its music was drifting from punk to post-punk. The single's pressing was limited to 2,000 copies upon its release. The two tracks appear on the Everything Falls Apart and More CD.
| "Amusement" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Hüsker Dü | ||||
| A-side | "Statues" | |||
| Released | January 1981 | |||
| Recorded | October 1980 | |||
| Venue | Duffy's, Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, post-punk | |||
| Length | 4:19 | |||
| Label | Reflex Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Mould | |||
| Producer(s) | Hüsker Dü | |||
| Hüsker Dü singles chronology | ||||
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In 2013, the Numero Group reissued the single with the studio outtakes "Writer's Cramp" and "Let's Go Die" as a 7" pairing in a gatefold jacket. The studio recordings are remastered from a first-generation sub-master, while "Amusement" is from the original live board tape. The cover features drummer Grant Hart's original Fake Name Graphx artwork.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Statues" | Grant Hart | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Amusement" | Bob Mould | 4:19 |
2013 reissue track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Statues" | Hart | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Amusement" | Mould | 4:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Writers Cramp" | Mould | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Let’s Go Die" | Greg Norton | 1:55 |
- Notes[4]
- "Statues", "Writers Cramp" and "Let’s Go Die" were recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, August 1980
- "Amusement" was recorded live at Duffy's, Minneapolis, October 1980
Personnel
Adapted from the liner notes of Everything Falls Apart and More.[4]
- Hüsker Dü
- Bob Mould – guitar, vocals,
- Grant Hart – drums, vocals
- Greg Norton – bass, vocals
- Technical
- Hüsker Dü – producer (all tracks)
- Colin Mansfield – producer ("Statues", "Writers Cramp", "Let’s Go Die"), engineer ("Amusement")
- Steve Fjelstad – engineer (all tracks)
- Terry Katzman – recorded by ("Amusement")
- Fake Name Graphx – artwork
References
- "Husker Du Discography > Husker Du - Discography".
- "Husker Du Statues Amusement > Husker Du - Statues Amusement".
- "Amusement +3". The Numero Group. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- Everything Falls Apart and More (CD). Hüsker Dü. Rhino. 1993. R2 71163.
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