Ghost Rider (Suicide song)

"Ghost Rider" is a song by the protopunk band Suicide appearing on their debut album. The song is based on the Marvel Comics character.[1]

"Ghost Rider"
Song by Suicide
from the album Suicide
ReleasedDecember 1977 (1977-12)
StudioUltima Sound, New York City
GenreSynthpunk
Length2:34
LabelRed Star
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Suicide track listing
7 tracks
  1. "Ghost Rider"
  2. "Rocket U.S.A.
  3. "Cheree"
  4. "Johnny"
  5. "Girl"
  6. "Frankie Teardrop"
  7. "Ché"

Cover versions

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
2006 Les Inrockuptibles France 1000 Indispensable Songs[11] *
2010 Robert Dimery United States 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download[12] *
2010 Rolling Stone Germany The 50 Best Songs of the 1970s[13] *
2012 NME United Kingdom 100 Best Songs of the 1970s[14] 71
2016 Pitchfork United States The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s[15] 92

(*) designates unordered lists.

Personnel

Adapted from the Suicide liner notes.[16]

References

  1. Reynolds, Simon (19 July 2016). "Infinity Punk: A Career-Spanning Interview With Suicide's Alan Vega". Pitchfork. CN Entertainment. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. Valdivia, Victor W. "Alan Vega: Collision Drive > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  3. fonefilms (15 February 2012). "Soft Cell - "Soul Inside" + "Ghostrider" feat Clint Ruin : Foetus.m4v" via YouTube.
  4. Thompson, Dave (11 June 2019). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 via Google Books.
  5. "Timeline: 1980-1989".
  6. "Suicide - The Sounds of the Secret Side". 8 October 2011.
  7. "Ghost Rider: Soft Cell and Jim Foetus cover Suicide, 1983". DangerousMinds. 18 May 2012.
  8. True, Chris. "Henry Rollins: Hot Animal Machine/Drive By Shooting [1999] > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  9. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "R.E.M.: The Automatic Box > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  10. "Andy McCoy - Taxi Driver @ Deep Purple in Concert 2022, Tampere, Finland". YouTube.
  11. "Les Inrockuptibles - 1000 Indispensable Songs (2006)". Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  12. Dimery, Robert; Visconti, Tony (January 1, 1995). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe. p. 43. ISBN 9780789320896. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  13. "Rolling Stone (2010) Die besten Songs der Jahrzehnte 70er - Kritiker". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  14. "100 Best Songs of the 1970s". NME. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  15. "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s - Page 6". Pitchfork.
  16. Suicide (sleeve). Suicide. New York, New York: Red Star Records. 1977.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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