music.wikisort.org - Composition"Destination Unknown" is a song by American band Missing Persons. It was written by Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio, and Warren Cuccurullo with production by Ken Scott at Frank Zappa's Utility Muffin Research Kitchen studio.[1] Originally released on the band's self-titled EP (1980), the song was released as a single in September 1982 and appeared on their debut studio album Spring Session M (1982).[citation needed]
1982 single by Missing Persons
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Released | September 1982 |
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Recorded | 1980 |
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Studio | UMRK (Los Angeles) |
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Genre | New wave |
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Length | 3:40 |
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Label | Capitol |
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Songwriter(s) | |
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Producer(s) | Ken Scott |
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"Windows" (1982) |
"Destination Unknown" (1982) |
"Walking in L.A." (1982) |
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In the United States, it was a minor hit spending 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, narrowly missing the Top 40 by peaking at #42 in November 1982.[2][3]
Release history
Charts
- The Smashing Pumpkins have covered this song; it appears on their 1996 box set The Aeroplane Flies High.
- Replicants recorded a cover of this song for their 1995 self-titled album.
- Erectus Monotone covered the song on the 1992 compilation album "Tannis Root Presents: Freedom of Choice".[7]
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts covered the song for the soundtrack of the 2009 movie Endless Bummer.
- This song is used in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on Flash FM.
- The song is played at the end of Season 2, episode 7, titled "Nothing Shattered," of the Netflix series GLOW.
- The song is played during The Goldbergs Season 8 Episode 20 episode Poker Night.
References
- Scott, Ken; Owsinski, Bobby (2013). : Off the Record with the Beatles, Bowie, Elton & So Much More. United States: Alfred Music. pp. 305–6. ISBN 0-7390-7858-5.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- "Missing Persons - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Missing Persons Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 11, 1982". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Cash Box magazine. - "Tannis Root Presents: Freedom of Choice - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
External links
1980s portal
Missing Persons |
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- Terry Bozzio
- Warren Cuccurullo
- Patrick O'Hearn
- Chuck Wild
- Ron Poster
- Wes Wehmiller
- Jake Hayden
- Joe Travers
- Scheila Gonzalez
- Doug Lunn
- Fred Bensi
- Patrick Bolen
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