Party at Ground Zero

"Party at Ground Zero"
Single by Fishbone
from the album Fishbone
Released 1985
Format Vinyl
Recorded Sunset Sound Factory and Eldorado in 1985
Genre Alternative rock
Ska punk
Length 6:31
Label Columbia
Writer(s) John Norwood Fisher
Kendall Jones
Angelo Moore
Producer David Kahne
Fishbone singles chronology
"? (Modern Industry)"
(1985)		 "Party at Ground Zero"
(1985)		 "When Problems Arise"
(1986)
Fishbone track listing
"? (Modern Industry)"
(Track 3)		 "Party at Ground Zero"
(Track 4)		 "V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F."
(Track 5)

"Party at Ground Zero" is a song by the ska band Fishbone. A demo version titled "Pink Vapor Stew" can be found on the Fishbone 101 compilation. To this day it remains one of their most popular songs. Fishbone performed the song in the movie The Tripper.

Contents

Music video

The music video for "Party at Ground Zero" was directed by Henry Selick,[1] future director of The Nightmare Before Christmas. The video is a homage of "The Masque of the Red Death", with "Death" bringing about a nuclear explosion when he removes his mask.

Still frames from the video are featured on the cover of the song's 12-inch single.

Track listing

A Side
  1. "Party At Ground Zero (Vapor Mix)" - 7:02
  2. "Party At Ground Zero (Visual Mix)" - 4:50
B Side
  1. "Skankin' To The Beat" - 3:11

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
2008 97X United States "The 500 Best Modern Rock Songs of All Time" 397 [2]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

References

  1. ^ "Party At Ground Zero - Music Video Database". http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=10696. Retrieved 2008-06-01. 
  2. ^ "97X - The 500 Best Modern Rock Songs of All Time". 97X. http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/3172289350/show/861525. Retrieved 2010-02-02. 
Fishbone
Angelo Moore • "Dirty" Walter Kibby • Rocky George • Dre Gipson • Jay Armant •John Norwood Fisher • John Steward
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
Fishbone 101 • The Essential Fishbone
Extended plays
Singles
"Fishbone|? (Modern Industry)" • "Party at Ground Zero" • "When Problems Arise" • "Freddie's Dead" • "He's a Flyguy" • "Ma and Pa" • "Fight the Youth" • "Everyday Sunshine" • "Sunless Saturday" • "Swim" • "Unyielding Conditioning" • "Servitude" • "Alcoholic" • "The Suffering"
Video releases