"Statues"
Single by Hüsker Dü
B-side"Amusement"
ReleasedJanuary 1981
RecordedAugust 1980
StudioBlackberry Way, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre
Length4:14
LabelReflex Records
Songwriter(s)Grant Hart
Producer(s)
Hüsker Dü singles chronology
"Statues"
(1981)		 "In a Free Land"
(1982)

"Statues" is a song by Hüsker Dü released as a single in 1981.[3] It was the band's first single, b/w the song "Amusement."[4] This release finds the band in a period where its music was drifting from punk to post-punk. Briony Edwards of Louder wrote, "Though it shows an interest in experimentation that would follow the band through each stage of their career, the ... Krautrock inspired, Keith Levene-esque guitar is far removed from the boisterous hardcore that followed in its wake."[5] The single's pressing was limited to 2,000 copies. The two tracks appear on the Everything Falls Apart and More CD.

In 2013, the Numero Group reissued the single with the studio outtakes "Writer's Cramp" and "Let's Go Die" as a 7" pairing in a gatefold jacket. The studio recordings are remastered from a first-generation sub-master, while "Amusement" is from the original live board tape.[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Statues"Grant Hart4:14
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Amusement"Bob Mould4:19

2013 reissue track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Statues"Hart4:29
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Amusement"Mould5:11
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Writers Cramp"Mould2:22
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Let’s Go Die"Greg Norton1:55
Notes[6]
  • "Statues", "Writers Cramp" and "Let’s Go Die" were recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, August 1980
  • "Amusement" was recorded live at Duffy's, Minneapolis, October 1980. The 2013 version has a later fadeout than the original single.
  • The timings on the original single are not the accurate. The 2013 timing is correct for Statues. The timing for the original version of Amusement is around 4:59.

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of Everything Falls Apart and More.[6]

Hüsker Dü
Technical
  • Hüsker Dü – producer (all tracks)
  • Colin Mansfield – producer ("Statues", "Writers Cramp", "Let’s Go Die"), engineer ("Amusement")
  • Steve Fjelstad – engineer (all tracks)
  • Terry Katzman – recorded by ("Amusement")
  • Fake Name Graphx – artwork

References

  1. 1 2 "Amusement +3". The Numero Group. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ Louis Pattison (January 23, 2013). "Listen – Hüsker Dü Rerelease 'Statues'". NME. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Husker Du Discography > Husker Du - Discography". Thirdav.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  4. ↑ "Statues/Amusement". Thirdav.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  5. ↑ Briony Edwards (September 14, 2017). "The 10 best Hüsker Dü songs written by Grant Hart". Louder. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Everything Falls Apart and More (CD). Hüsker Dü. Rhino. 1993. R2 71163.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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