White Wedding (song)
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White Wedding by Billy Idol
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| Single by Billy Idol from the album Billy Idol |
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| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Format | Vinyl (7" and 12") | ||||
| Recorded | 1982 | ||||
| Genre | Rock, New Wave | ||||
| Length | 3:30 (7") 8:19 (12") | ||||
| Label | Chrysalis | ||||
| Producer | Keith Forsey | ||||
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"White Wedding" is a song by Billy Idol that appeared on his album Billy Idol (1982). According to "the Big 80's:Episode I"[1] of VH1's Pop-up Video trivia show, Idol claims it was written to show his displeasure with his sister's fiancé. It is often considered his most successful song, although other Idol songs charted higher. It reached #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its original release, and reached #6 in the UK upon its release there in 1985.
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[edit] Music video
The respective music video, featuring Idol attending a gothic wedding, is one of his best-known videos. The bride in the music video is played by Perri Lister, Idol's real-life girlfriend at the time. In a memorable scene from the video, Idol forces the wedding ring onto the bride's finger and cuts her knuckle. Lister insisted that her knuckle actually be cut in order for the scene to appear more realistic. MTV removed this scene from the video. The video was filmed in a real church outside of London.
[edit] Other versions and appearances
The song has been covered by Murderdolls, Ardor (of Tanzwut), Deathstars, Doro, Rowland S. Howard on his album Teenage Stuff Film, Sentenced, Aiden, The Way Of All Flesh and has been featured in the 1998 film, The Wedding Singer and the TV series, My Name Is Earl. It was also sung by Eva Avila, in the 2006 Canadian Idol show 80's Hits. It was also performed by Toby Rand on the finale of the television show Rockstar: Supernova. It was also featured in the skate video CKY. Additionally, the ska band Umbrella Bed covered it on their album "King Size."
"White Wedding" is featured on the fictional radio station, K-DST in the videogame, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In addition, it is covered by the band Aiden, on their EP, Rain In Hell. The song was also covered by the band Queens of the Stone Age on their recently released album, "Era Vulgaris" as a B-Side. Part of it is included in Franz Ferdinand's cover of Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For?"
The line, "It's a nice day to start again", was appropriately featured on the sticker on the front of Billy's 2005 comeback album, Devil's Playground.
[edit] Legacy
The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each episode after an 80s hit song, named a two part episode after this song.
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