Blister in the Sun
| "Blister in the Sun" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Violent Femmes | ||||
| from the album Violent Femmes | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Format |
"Blister in the Sun" (1983) | |||
| Length | 2:27 | |||
| Label | Slash | |||
| Writer(s) | Gordon Gano | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Van Hecke | |||
| Violent Femmes singles chronology | ||||
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"Blister in the Sun" is a song by American alternative rock band Violent Femmes, originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album.
The song is featured during the opening of Episode 17 of the TV series My So-Called Life.
The song also features in the film Grosse Pointe Blank. Since the original master tapes were not available for use in the film, the band recorded a new version of the song, entitled "Blister 2000". A new music video was created for the original version of the song, coinciding with the release of the film. It features Gordon Gano as a deranged assassin trying to kill Socks the cat in puppet form, as well as clips from the film.
In 2005, it became the first English-language track to ever be allowed on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, the Republic of Ireland Irish-language radio station, after having been selected by listeners for the event.[1]
In August 2007, Gordon Gano was the subject of a lawsuit brought by bassist Brian Ritchie. The lawsuit stems partly from Gano's authorization of the use of "Blister" in a Wendy's commercial. In 2008, the song was featured on a Foster's Lager "Stealing Shadows" advertisement.
In 2015 the song featured in Netflix series Love.
Notes
- ↑ "Anocht FM Celebrates 5 Years on Air". Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2012.