False Alarm (song)

"False Alarm" is a song by the Los Angeles-based punk rock band The Bronx, released as the second single from their 2003 debut album The Bronx. It was their second single to chart, reaching #73 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

While the album was released by Ferret Music and the band's own label White Drugs, the singles for all of their albums have been released exclusively in the United Kingdom, through Wichita Recordings. The single was released on both compact disc and 7-inch vinyl, the latter pressed on translucent green vinyl and limited to 1,500 copies.^[2] The B-side song is a cover version of Neil Young's "The Needle and the Damage Done".^[2] The cover artwork was designed by guitarist Joby J. Ford.

The music video for "False Alarm" was directed by Mike Piscitelli.^[3] The black-and-white video consists of footage from old B-grade horror, science fiction, and thriller films. The band members, performing in white face makeup with heavy dark eye shadow, are composited into the scenes.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"False Alarm"	The Bronx	2:12
2.	"The Needle and the Damage Done" (originally performed by Neil Young)	Neil Young

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"False Alarm"	The Bronx	2:12

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Needle and the Damage Done" (originally performed by Neil Young)	Neil Young

The Bronx / Mariachi El Bronx

Matt Caughthran • Joby J. Ford • Jorma Vik • Ken Horne • Brad Magers • Vincent Hidalgo James Tweedy

Studio albums	The Bronx (2003) • The Bronx (2006) • The Bronx (2008) • Mariachi El Bronx (2009) • Mariachi El Bronx (2011)

EPs	La Muerte Viva

Video albums	Live at the Annandale

Singles	"Bats!" • "They Will Kill Us All (Without Mercy)" • "False Alarm" • "History's Stranglers" • "Shitty Future" • "White Guilt" • "Young Bloods" • "Cell Mates"

Related articles	Discography • Tarantulas Records • Ferret Music • Wichita Recordings • Island Def Jam • Swami Records • ATO Records