Ghost Rider (Suicide song)

"Ghost Rider"
Song by Suicide from the album Suicide
Released	December 1977
Recorded	Ultima Sound, New York
Genre	Synthpunk
Length	2:34
Label	Red Star
Writer(s)	Martin Rev, Alan Vega
Producer(s)	Craig Leon, Marty Thau
Suicide track listing "Ghost Rider" "Rocket U.S.A. "Cheree" "Johnny" "Girl" "Frankie Teardrop" "Ché"

Ghost Rider is a song by the protopunk band Suicide appearing on their debut album. The song is based on the Marvel Comics character.

Cover versions

In 1981, Alan Vega re-recorded his song for the release of his second solo album Collision Drive.^[1] Vocalist Henry Rollins, formerly of the hardcore group Black Flag, recorded the song for his 1987 debut album Hot Animal Machine.^[2] Rollins re-recorded the song with the Rollins Band for the soundtrack to the 1994 film The Crow. Alternative rock outfit R.E.M. covered the song and released their version on the single released for their song "Orange Crush", released in 1988. It later appeared on the band's 1993 compilation album The Automatic Box.^[3]

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
2006	Les Inrockuptibles	France	1000 Indispensable Songs[4]	*
2010	Robert Dimery	United States	1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download[5]	*
2010	Rolling Stone	Germany	The 50 Best Songs of the 1970s[6]	*
2012	NME	United Kingdom	100 Best Songs of the 1970s[7]	71

(*) designates unordered lists.

Personnel

Adapted from the Suicide liner notes.^[8]

Suicide Martin Rev – keyboards, drum programming Alan Vega – vocals

Production and additional personnel Larry Alexander – engineering Craig Leon – production Marty Thau – production

References

1. Valdivia, Victor W. "Alan Vega: Collision Drive > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
2. True, Chris. "Henry Rollins: Hot Animal Machine/Drive By Shooting [1999] > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "R.E.M.: The Automatic Box > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
4. "Les Inrockuptibles - 1000 Indispensable Songs (2006)". Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
5. Dimery, Robert; Visconti, Tony (January 1, 1995). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe. p. 43. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
6. "Rolling Stone (2010) Die besten Songs der Jahrzehnte 70er - Kritiker". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
7. "100 Best Songs of the 1970s". NME. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
8. Suicide (sleeve). Suicide. New York, New York: Red Star Records. 1977.