Thunder Kiss '65
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"Thunder Kiss '65" is the first and only official single
off the album La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1
by White Zombie. The song can also be found on Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future
and the greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie.
and its video was aired on Beavis and Butt-head
in 1993. The popularity of the single resulted in White Zombie's first Grammy
nomination for Best Metal Performance
later that year. In May 2006, the song was ranked #32 on VH1's list, '40 Greatest Metal Songs'.
provided by playing the "Thunder Kiss '65" music video
increased the band's popularity greatly (especially after having been played during the MTV animated series Beavis and Butthead on the episode "Yogurt's Cool"). The video was directed by Juliet Cuming and features the band playing the song out somewhere in a desert with Go-Go Dancers and "monsters". According to Rob, it is the lowest budgeted music video released by the band.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
off the album La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1
La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1
Some pressings of the CD incorrectly divide tracks 12 and 13, beginning track 13 at 3:31 of "Grindhouse ."-"Welcome to Planet Motherfucker/Psychoholic Slag":"Welcome to Planet Motherfucker/Psychoholic Slag" is the first track on the album...
by White Zombie. The song can also be found on Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future
Past, Present & Future
Lyrics1 Richard Raymond Finch, Harry Wayne Casey2 Lionel B. Richie, Ronald LaPread, Walter Orange, Milan Williams, Thomas McClary, William King3 Jeffrey Hyman, John Cummings, Douglas Colvin, Thomas Erdelyi...
and the greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie.
Music
The audio samples "You're all shook up, aren't you baby?" and "I never try anything I just do it. Wanna try me?" are taken from the 1965 movie Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams....
Reception
The single was released three times as a single before it gained the attention of Mike JudgeMike Judge
Michael Craig Judge is an American animator, film director, writer and voice actor, best known as the creator and star of the animated television series Beavis and Butt-head , King of the Hill , and The Goode Family .He also wrote, directed and in some instances produced the films Beavis and...
and its video was aired on Beavis and Butt-head
Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept. Beavis and Butt-head originally aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997...
in 1993. The popularity of the single resulted in White Zombie's first Grammy
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nomination for Best Metal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for works containing quality performances in the heavy metal music genre...
later that year. In May 2006, the song was ranked #32 on VH1's list, '40 Greatest Metal Songs'.
Music video
The support MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
provided by playing the "Thunder Kiss '65" music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
increased the band's popularity greatly (especially after having been played during the MTV animated series Beavis and Butthead on the episode "Yogurt's Cool"). The video was directed by Juliet Cuming and features the band playing the song out somewhere in a desert with Go-Go Dancers and "monsters". According to Rob, it is the lowest budgeted music video released by the band.
Appearances
- It was used as theme music for the 1990s syndicated show of Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
. - It was used as entrance song for Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
tag team The PitbullsThe PitbullsThe Pitbulls were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe and "Pitbull #2" Anthony Durante. They were best known for their tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling, where they were one-time World Tag Team Champions...
. - It appears in Chad Fernandez's part in Globe's 2001 skateboard video "Opinion."
- It was used in the 1995 video game Way of the WarriorWay of the Warrior (video game)Way of the Warrior is a fighting game released in 1994 for the 32-bit 3DO. It was developed by Naughty Dog and it received a "17+" rating for its violent content. The game's soundtrack consists of music from the 1992 White Zombie album La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol...
. - Cover version appears in Guitar Hero.
- Master track appears in Guitar Hero: Smash Hits.
- It appears in Wild HogsWild HogsWild Hogs is a 2007 comedy film directed by Walt Becker and starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy. It was released nationwide in the United States and Canada on March 2, 2007, though preview film screenings were held in select areas on February 24, 2007.-Plot:Doug...
. - It appears in Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleCharlie's Angels: Full ThrottleCharlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 American action comedy film. It is the sequel to 2000's Charlie's Angels. It opened in the United States on June 27, 2003, and was number one at the box office for that weekend and made a worldwide total of $259.2 million.The cast again includes Cameron...
. - It appears during the strip club scene in the episode "Sex & Violence" of the fourth season of SupernaturalSupernatural (TV series)Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...
. - "Thunder Kiss '65 Swinging Lovers Remix" appears in BrainscanBrainscanBrainscan is a 1994 horror film starring Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, Amy Hargreaves, Jamie Marsh and T. Ryder Smith. Music was composed by movie composer George S...
. - It appears in Bride of ChuckyBride of ChuckyBride of Chucky is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Chinese director Ronny Yu. It is the fourth entry in the Child's Play series. The film stars Jennifer Tilly and Brad Dourif...
. - It is featured in the 1999 video XPW Hardcore Conception!.
- It is featured in 1997 PPV ECW Barely LegalECW Barely LegalBarely Legal was the first professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling . It took place on April 13, 1997 from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Production:...
. - It appears as DLC in Rock Band 3Rock Band 3Rock Band 3 is a music video game, developed by Harmonix Music Systems. The game was initially published and distributed by MTV Games and Electronic Arts, respectively, with Mad Catz taking over both roles a year later. It is the third main game in the Rock Band series...
as of 10/25/2011 - The CSI Miami season 10 episode "A Few Dead Men" starts with the song.
- The same CSI:Miami episode above also ends with an acoustic version of thunder kiss '65.
Covers
- The song has been covered by GodsmackGodsmackGodsmack is an American heavy metal band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill, and drummer Shannon Larkin...
during a live performance. - The song has been covered by Fear FactoryFear FactoryFear Factory is an American industrial metal band. Formed in 1989, they have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes. Over the course of their career they have evolved from a succession of styles, as well as steadily pioneered a combination of the styles death metal,...
in a medley of cover songs. - The band Radio Cult released a cover of the song on their album Grooves from the Grave in 2008.
- "Thunder Kiss '65" was recorded by Catch 22Catch 22 (band)Catch 22 is an American ska punk band from East Brunswick Township, New Jersey.The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Tomas Kalnoky and drummer Chris Greer who recruited trumpeter Kevin Gunther, who was working in a local record store...
for the White Zombie tribute albumTribute albumA tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
Super-Charger HellSuper-Charger HellSuper-Charger Hell is a tribute album dedicated to groove metal band White Zombie.-Track listing:# "I Am Legend" - 5:06 # "Grindhouse " - 3:45 # "Blood, Milk and Sky" - 5:58...
in 2000. - Similar style guitar solo can be heard in the Blood Stain ChildBlood Stain ChildBlood Stain Child is a Japanese melodic death metal band from the city of Osaka. The band's musical style combines modern melodic death metal with electro-industrial and trance or as they call it 'hybrid metal trance'...
song "Truth" from their 2005 album IdolatorIdolatorIdolator is the third album by the Japanese, melodic death metal band, Blood Stain Child. Idolator combines melodic death metal similar to the more recent In Flames albums with electronic and trance influences, particularly on "Nuclear Trance". "Embrace Me", has a piano section both at the...
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First single track listing (1992)
- "Thunder Kiss '65 (LP Version)" - 3:54
- "Welcome to Planet Motherfucker/Psychoholic Slag (LP Version)" - 6:21
Second single track listing (1993)
- "Thunder Kiss '65 (Finger on the Trigger Remix)" - 6:19
- "Welcome to Planet Motherfucker/Psychoholic Slag (LP Version)" - 6:21
- "Black Sunshine (Indestructible "Sock It to Me" Psycho-Head Mix)" - 4:58
- "Thunder Kiss '65 (The Diabolical Ramrodder Remix)" - 6:17
Charts
| Chart | Peak | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Mainstream Rock Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue... |
14 | |
| RIANZ Singles Chart | 47 |