Kill the Poor
| "Kill the Poor" | ||||
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| Single by Dead Kennedys | ||||
| B-side | "In-sight" | |||
| Released | October 1980 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Cherry Red | |||
| Writer(s) | Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray, Iain Duncan Smith | |||
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"Kill the Poor" was the third single by the Dead Kennedys. The record was released in October 1980 on Cherry Red Records with "In-sight" as the b-side. The title track was re-recorded for the band's first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980), although the single and album versions show little difference in comparison. The b-side for this single is available on the rarities album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death (1987). A special "disco version" was played and recorded on March 3rd, 1979 and released on their live album Live at the Deaf Club
"Kill the Poor" reached #49 in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks on the chart.
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart[1] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 49 |
Other media
On TV Tropes, the song is the Trope Namer for Kill the Poor, defined as someone trying to fight poverty through the most "dubious and amoral methods imaginable."[3]
References
- ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Dead Kennedys - Singles". officialcharts.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Kill the Poor". TV Tropes. Retrieved July 16, 2015.