| “Living Dead Girl” | ||||||||||||||
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| Single by Rob Zombie from the album Hellbilly Deluxe |
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| Released | 1998 | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, Vinyl |
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| Recorded | 1998 at Chop Shop Hollywood, CA | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Heavy metal, industrial rock | |||||||||||||
| Length | 3:22 | |||||||||||||
| Label | Geffen | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Rob Zombie Scott Humphrey |
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| Producer | Rob Zombie Scott Humphrey |
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"Living Dead Girl" is the second single off Rob Zombie's solo debut Hellbilly Deluxe. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Hellbilly Deluxe is the debut solo Album by the former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie, released on August 25, 1998 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A gramophone Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Industrial rock is a Musical genre that fuses Industrial music and Punk rock. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Scott Humphrey is an American Record producer / Mix engineer who has worked with many artists such as The Cult, Dwight Yokam, Mötley Crüe In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Scott Humphrey is an American Record producer / Mix engineer who has worked with many artists such as The Cult, Dwight Yokam, Mötley Crüe Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician " Dragula " is the first single from Rob Zombie solo debut Hellbilly Deluxe. " Superbeast " is a Promotional single off Rob Zombie's solo debut Hellbilly Deluxe. Hellbilly Deluxe is the debut solo Album by the former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie, released on August 25, 1998 " Dragula " is the first single from Rob Zombie solo debut Hellbilly Deluxe. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Hellbilly Deluxe is the debut solo Album by the former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie, released on August 25, 1998 It was named after Jean Rollin's 1982 film. Jean Michel Rollin Le Gentil (born November 3, 1938 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France) is a The line, "Who is this irresistible creature who has an insatiable love for the dead?" in the beginning of the song is from the trailer of the film, Lady Frankenstein. Lady Frankenstein (Italian La Figlia di Frankenstein) is a 1971 Italian Horror film directed by Mel Welles. The music in the beginning of the song is taken from the trailer of the Wes Craven film, The Last House on the Left. Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939) is an American Film director and writer, perhaps best known as the creator of many Horror The Last House on the Left is a 1972 Horror film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Sean S This song was also Shelly Martinez entrance themes in Ohio Valley Wrestling. Shelly Lenore Martinez (born February 9, 1980) is an Mexican-American model, professional wrestler and valet. Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW is an American independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. In this song Zombie sings, "Goldfoot's machine creates another fiend so beautiful they make you kill". This relates to the villain played by Vincent Price in the 1965 film Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine and the 1966 film Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs. Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine is a 1965 American International Pictures film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Vincent Price, Dr Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs is a 1966 Italian spy-spoof film directed by Mario Bava and starring Vincent Price, Fabian, Francesco Also, he sings "Operation Filth they love to love the wealth of an SS whore making scary sounds. " This is possibly a reference to the notorious 1974 film Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS. Ilsa She Wolf of the SS is a 1974 Nazi exploitation film produced in the USA.
The song also appears on Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future, the greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie, and a remix is contained on American Made Music to Strip By. Past Present & Future is a "best of" collection released in 2003 of Rob Zombie 's music including his solo career and his work with White A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a " best of " album is a Compilation album of successful previously released Songs by a particular 20th Century Masters Millennium Collection The Best of Rob Zombie is a " Greatest hits album " by Rob Zombie in the 20th Century Masters American Made Music to Strip By is a Remix album by Rob Zombie containing Remixes of the tracks off the Hellbilly Deluxe The original mix was featured in both Bride of Chucky and Gus Van Sant's Psycho remake, appearing on the album of the latter, the "Naked Exorcism Mix" appeared on the The Crow: Salvation Soundtrack in 2000. Bride of Chucky (also known as Child's Play 4 Bride of Chucky or BOC) is a 1998 horror - Romantic comedy Gus Green Van Sant Jr he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models Psycho is a 1998 film Remake of the Alfred Hitchcock 1960 version produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal The soundtrack to the third in the Crow film series The Crow Salvation album is once again compiled and produced by Jeff Most. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The song was covered by Sinus Giddy for The Electro-Industrial Tribute to Rob Zombie in 2002. The Electro-Industrial Tribute to Rob Zombie is a Tribute album completely dedicated to Heavy metal musician Rob Zombie. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Also a version of the song is played in a club in the TV show Angel, while the character Faith tears apart a dance club.
A trance remix of the song also featured on the English trailer for the film Day Watch in late 2007. Day Watch (Дневно́й дозо́р Dnevnoi Dozor, also known as Night Watch 2 The Chalk of Fate) is a Russian fantasy
The music video for "Living Dead Girl" derives its imagery from a 1920 silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, with Zombie in the role of Caligari, and the eponymous girl in the place of Cesare the Somnambulist. Caligari redirects here For the company see Caligari Corporation. The video imitates the appearance of aged, silent films, using intertitles and artificially grainy and jumping film. In Motion pictures an intertitle (also known as a title card) is a piece of filmed printed text edited into the midst of (i Like Caligari, it also uses black and white film that has been tinted sepia, aqua, and violet for expressionistic effect. Film colorization is any process that involves adding Color to Black and white, sepia or monochrome moving-picture images The video was directed by both Joseph Kahn and Rob Zombie. Joseph Kahn (born October 12, 1972) in Jersey Village, Texas (a suburb of Houston) is a notable Music video,
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1999 | "Living Dead Girl" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 7 |
| 1999 | "Living Dead Girl" | Modern Rock Tracks | 22 |