Rest in Peace (song)

"Rest in Peace" is the first single from American rock band Extreme's third studio album, III Sides to Every Story. The single was released in August 1992.

"Rest in Peace"
Single by Extreme
from the album III Sides to Every Story
ReleasedAugust 24, 1992 (1992-08-24)[1]
Length6:02 (LP version)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Nuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone
Producer(s)Nuno Bettencourt, Bob St. John
Extreme singles chronology
"Hole Hearted"
(1991)		 "Rest in Peace"
(1992)		 "Stop the World"
(1992)

Lyrical content

The lyrics are targeted at those who banalize peace when "pretending our hearts are in the right place", or those whose "face shows a trace of hypocrisy". It is then suggested "we can't afford to say these words lightly", "or else our world will truly rest in peace".

Music video

The original music video for the song was inspired by Norman McLaren's short film called Neighbours in which, instead of a flower, the neighbors fight over a TV set showing the band performing the song. The band was sued, but the controversy was quickly settled out of court. They later released a new version of the video, consisting only of the performance montage of the band on a white cyclorama which was displayed on the television set in the original video.

Chart performance

The song reached the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 96. It topped the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in November 1992. In the UK, the song charted at No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing
  1. "Rest in Peace" (LP version)
  2. "Rest in Peace" (radio edit)
  3. "Peacemaker Die"
  4. "Monica"

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 76
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 21
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 33
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 96
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[13] 1

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 22, 1992. p. 19.
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1890." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 39. September 26, 1992. p. 19.
  5. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  7. "Extreme – Rest in Peace" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  8. "Extreme – Rest in Peace". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  9. "Extreme – Rest in Peace". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  10. "Extreme – Rest in Peace". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  12. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. October 31, 1992. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  13. "Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 45. November 7, 1992. p. 74.

See also
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