We Have Come for Your Children

We Have Come for Your Children is the second and final studio album by the American punk rock band Dead Boys. It was recorded and released in 1978, on Sire Records. The recording of album was troublesome for the group and lead to a break because of tensions with Felix Pappalardi. The band didn't think he understood their music and tried to get James Williamson of The Stooges to salvage the sessions, but were unable to do so. A short time later, the band broke up.

Track listing

1. "3rd Generation Nation" (Stiv Bators) – 2:35
2. "I Won't Look Back" (Jimmy Zero) – 2:16
3. "(I Don't Wanna Be No) Catholic Boy" (Bators) – 2:42
4. "Flame Thrower Love" (Bators, Zero) – 2:03
5. "Son of Sam" (Zero) – 5:10
6. "Tell Me" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:37
7. "Big City" (Kim Fowley, Steven T.) – 3:03
8. "Calling on You (Bators, Cheetah Chrome, Zero) – 3:29
9. "Dead and Alive" (Bators, Chrome) – 1:48
10. "Ain't It Fun" (Chrome, Peter Laughner) – 4:34

Personnel

• Stiv Bators - lead vocals
• Jimmy Zero - guitar, background vocals
• Johnny Blitz - drums
• Cheetah Chrome - guitar, background vocals
• Jeff Magnum - bass
• Felix Pappalardi - background vocals
• Dee Dee Ramone - background vocals
• Joey Ramone - background vocals

Cover versions

• Punk band Electric Frankenstein covered "3rd Generation Nation" on their album Annie's Grave'.
• Guns N' Roses covered Ain't It Fun on their album "The Spaghetti Incident?".
• Amen referenced this album's title with their 2000 album We Have Come For Your Parents.
• Punk band The Freeze covered "Calling On You" on their EP "Blood Flows Home".

References