Officially Dead is an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by the American

United States

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band Veruca Salt

Veruca Salt (band)

Veruca Salt is an alternative rock band founded in 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included vocalist-guitarist Louise Post. Guitarist Stephen Fitzpatrick has been with the band since 1999 and drummer Kellii Scott has worked with the group on and off since 1999...

, released in 2003 on Embryo.

The single was released in Australia and peaked at #13 on the Triple J top 100

The first pressing of the EP contained many errors. For instance, track #3 is actually "Blissful Queen" rather than the listed "Smoke & Mirrors". Louise Post

Louise Post

Louise Lightner Post is the lead vocalist and guitarist for alternative rock group Veruca Salt. She is a graduate of Barnard College, holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.-Musical career:...

's friend Summer was not credited for the tattoo on the cover until the second pressing.

Track listing

1. "Officially Dead" (Tihista/Post) – 2:49
2. "Straight Jacket" (demo) (Post) – 3:52
3. "Smoke & Mirrors" (demo) (Post/Fitzpatrick/Crosley) – 3:55
4. "The Light Behind Your Eyes" (Post) – 2:03
5. "The Same Person" (Remix) (Post) – 3:51

Personnel

• Chad Adams - engineer
• Natalija Brunovs - artwork
• Brian Liesegang
  Brian Liesegang
  Brian Liesegang is an American guitarist and programmer, and a founding member of the Industrial rock band Filter.-Biography:Liesegang was born in New York City, where his father Dr. Thomas Liesegang was attending medical school...
  
   - engineer
• Darian Rundall - engineer

External links

• Veruca Salt's official web site
• Veruca Salt at Rolling Stone
  Rolling Stone
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