Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth
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"Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" is a song by American alternative rock
band The Dandy Warhols
. It was released as the second single from their second album, ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
, released in 1998. The song is about the band The Brian Jonestown Massacre
, friends/rivals of The Dandy Warhols at the time, who in turn dedicated their own track "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth" to them. The song peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart
. A Tony Lash remix
of the song entitled "Not If You Were the Last Junkie in Tony's Basement" appeared on the compilation album
, Come On Feel the Dandy Warhols
(2004).
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994. The band was founded by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström, with keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford later joining. Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by...
. It was released as the second single from their second album, ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
…The Dandy Warhols Come Down is the second studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, released in July 1997 on Capitol Records. The album features a change in style from the garage rock- and shoegaze-influenced sound of their previous album, Dandys Rule OK, to a more...
, released in 1998. The song is about the band The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American eclectic musical group led by Anton Newcombe, whose music spans multiple genres including psychedelia, electronica, folk music, blues, experimental music, and many others....
, friends/rivals of The Dandy Warhols at the time, who in turn dedicated their own track "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth" to them. The song peaked at number 13 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 ...
. A Tony Lash remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
of the song entitled "Not If You Were the Last Junkie in Tony's Basement" appeared on the compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, Come On Feel the Dandy Warhols
The Black Album/Come On Feel the Dandy Warhols
The Black Album/Come On Feel the Dandy Warhols is a 2004 double album released by alternative band, The Dandy Warhols. The two disc set was released on their own Beat the World Records label. Initially, the album was only available to purchase through the band's website...
(2004).