"Death Disco" is a song by Public Image Ltd. The record was released in both 7" and 12" single formats with a "1/2 mix" of the song and "Megga mix" (an instrumental re-recording of "Fodderstompf" from First Issue

First Issue

First Issue is a post-punk album by Public Image Ltd released in 1978 by Virgin Records.-"Public Image":...

) on the 12" version. It reached number twenty on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

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The song was released in an alternate version as "Swan Lake" on the group's second album, Metal Box

Metal Box

Metal Box is the second album by Public Image Ltd, released in 1979 by Virgin Records.The title refers to the album's original packaging, which consists of a metal 16mm film canister embossed with the band's logo and containing three 12" 45rpm records...

, with slight changes at the end. The title change reflects the quote from Tchaikovsky's score that surfaces in Keith Levene

Keith Levene

Keith Levene is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was an early member of The Clash, but is best known as being a founding member of Public Image Limited, along with John Lydon....

's guitar part.

"Death Disco" was also included on the 1983 album Live in Tokyo.

In his autobiography, Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, Lydon stated that the song was written for his mother, who had died of cancer not long before.