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Pretend We're Dead
| "Pretend We're Dead" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by L7 | ||||
| from the album Bricks Are Heavy | ||||
| B-side | "Shitlist" | |||
| Released | April 1992 | |||
| Studio | Smart Studios (Madison, WI), Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, CA) | |||
| Genre | Grunge[1] | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Slash | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Donita Sparks | |||
| Producer(s) | L7, Butch Vig | |||
| L7 singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Pretend We're Dead" on YouTube | ||||
"Pretend We're Dead" is a 1992 song by American all-female rock band L7, from the album Bricks Are Heavy.[2] It was written by Donita Sparks. It was the first single from Bricks Are Heavy and achieved moderate international success. It spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks,[3] peaking at #8. It also reached #21 on the UK Singles Chart and charted in Belgium and Australia.
It has been featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Rock Band 2, as well as numerous TV programs and films.[4]
A documentary about L7 directed by Sarah Price and titled L7: Pretend We're Dead was released in 2016.[5][6] The film covers the band discussing challenges associated with producing the video for "Pretend We're Dead" including a crane failure that injured Suzi Gardner and heavy handed video producers that stifled the creative vision of Sparks.
- ^ Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste.
- ^ Watts, Ted (September 7, 1995). "L7's Finch doesn't rock by the numbers". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ Reilly, Phoebe (March 7, 2012). "An Oral History of L7's 'Pretend We're Dead'". Spin. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ Ling, Dave (August 2, 2016). "The Story Behind L7's Pretend We're Dead". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "L7 Detail 'Pretend We're Dead' Documentary Release". Rolling Stone. August 16, 2017.
- ^ Edwards, Briony (November 8, 2017). "6 things we learned from new documentary L7: Pretend We're Dead". loudersound. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
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