Rock and Roll Is Dead
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| Single by Lenny Kravitz from the album Circus |
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| Released | 1995 | ||||
| Format | CD Single,Maxi Single | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:24 | ||||
| Label | Virgin America | ||||
| Writer(s) | Lenny Kravitz | ||||
| Producer | Lenny Kravitz | ||||
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"Rock and Roll Is Dead" is the first single released from the 1995 Lenny Kravitz album Circus.
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[edit] Song Information
"Rock and Roll Is Dead" is an uptempo rock song.
Kravitz on the meaning of "Rock and Roll Is Dead":
"That song was completely misunderstood. A lot of people don't take [the song] that one layer deeper--they hear the title and chorus and take it at face value. They think I'm being serious when actually I'm a very big clown. But you have to know me to see that. I'm constantly cracking up and cracking everybody else around me up. People see my photos and think I labor over my image and I'm this cool, brooding artist. But I'm just having fun with it."[1]
The same year that "Rock and Roll Is Dead" was released, Prince released a b-side called "Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive (And It Lives In Minneapolis)" for the single "Gold" from The Gold Experience album.
[edit] Chart Performance
The song reached #75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
[edit] Music Video
The music video for "Rock and Roll Is Dead" was directed by Ruven Afanador. The video shows Kravitz performing the song with his band, as well as Kravitz with visual artistic related backgrounds.
[edit] Single Tracklisting
- "Rock and Roll Is Dead" - 3:22
- Another Life" - 3:59
- "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Live performance) - 4:00
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