East Hastings (song)

East Hastings is a 1997 song by the Canadian rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor from the album F♯ A♯ ∞ and is perhaps best known for its use in the film 28 Days Later in an edited version.^[1][2]

The song is named after East Hastings Street in Vancouver's blighted Downtown Eastside.^[3]

During an interview with The Guardian, 28 Days Later director Danny Boyle explained, "I always try to have a soundtrack in my mind [when creating a film]. Like when we did Trainspotting, it was Underworld. For me, the soundtrack to 28 Days Later was Godspeed. The whole film was cut to Godspeed in my head."^[1]

The song does not appear on the 28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album because the rights for song could not be obtained.^[1]

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