Suicide (album)

Suicide is the influential first studio album by American No Wave band Suicide, released in 1977. It is often cited as the first synth pop album, but is more intense than most albums of the genre. In 2003, the album was ranked number 446 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

"Frankie Teardrop" is one of the songs featured in Nick Hornby's book 31 Songs. "Cheree" is featured in the closing scene of Downtown 81 with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. "Ghost Rider" was featured on the soundtrack of the video game Driver: Parallel Lines.

1 Track listing
2 2002 Mute Reissue track listing
- 2.1 Disc 1
- 2.2 Disc 2
3 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

"Ghost Rider" (Rev, Vega) – 2:33
"Rocket U.S.A." (Rev, Vega) – 4:17
"Cheree" (Rev, Vega) – 3:41
"Johnny" (Rev, Vega) – 2:10
"Girl" (Rev, Vega) – 4:06
"Frankie Teardrop" (Rev, Vega) – 10:25
"Che" (Rev, Vega) – 4:51

Note: This is the original track listing. The album has been reissued on CD several times, and the most recent CD version is a double-CD package featuring more than an hour's worth of bonus tracks.

[edit] 2002 Mute Reissue track listing

[edit] Disc 1

"Ghost Rider" - 2:34
"Rocket USA" - 4:16
"Cheree" - 3:42
"Johnny" - 2:10
"Girl" - 4:05
"Frankie Teardrop" - 10:26
"Che" - 4:52
"Cheree (Remix)" - 3:47
"I Remember" - 3:11
"Keep Your Dreams" - 4:48

[edit] Disc 2

"Mr. Ray" - 6:29
"Las Vegas Man" - 4:23
"96 Tears" - 3:48
"Keep Your Dreams" - 3:19
"I Remember" - 5:11
"Harlem" - 4:05
"23 Minutes Over Brussels" - 22:56

Tracks 1 - 6 on the bonus disc are from a live performance at CBGB. Track 7 is a legendary live show that ended with the band being booed off the stage. In response to this, Elvis Costello, for whom Suicide was opening, played a very short, angry set, which incited a riot.