Destination Unknown (song)
| "Destination Unknown" | ||||
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| Single by Missing Persons | ||||
| from the album Spring Session M | ||||
| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | UMRK (Los Angeles) | |||
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| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Ken Scott | |||
| Missing Persons singles chronology | ||||
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"Destination Unknown" is a song by American band Missing Persons. It was written by Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio, and Warren Cuccurullo with production by Ken Scott at Frank Zappa's Utility Muffin Research Kitchen studio.[2] Originally released on the band's self-titled EP (1980), the song was released as a single in September 1982 and appeared on their debut studio album Spring Session M (1982).
In the United States, it peaked at No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 40 on the Cashbox Top 100 in November 1982.[3][4]
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | September 1982 | 7" | Capitol |
Charts
| Chart (1982–1983) |
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|---|---|
| Australia[5] | 89 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 42 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 40 |
Cover versions and media appearances
- The Smashing Pumpkins covered the song as one of several B-sides for their single "Bullet with Butterfly Wings". It later appeared on their 1996 box set The Aeroplane Flies High.
- Replicants recorded a cover of this song for their 1995 self-titled album.
- Erectus Monotone covered the song on the 1992 compilation album Tannis Root Presents: Freedom of Choice.[8]
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts covered the song for the soundtrack of the 2009 film Endless Bummer.
- The 1998 Alvin and the Chipmunks album The A-Files: Alien Songs includes a cover of the song by the Chipettes.
References
- 1 2 Gerard, Chris (15 April 2024). "The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
It's no accident that ["Destination Unknown"]'s electrifying new wave/rock blend of synthesizers, guitar, bass, and drums blasts emphatically out of speakers...
- ↑ Scott, Ken; Owsinski, Bobby (2013). Off the Record with the Beatles, Bowie, Elton & So Much More. United States: Alfred Music. pp. 305–6. ISBN 978-0-7390-7858-7.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ↑ "Missing Persons - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Missing Persons Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 11, 1982". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Cash Box magazine. - ↑ "Tannis Root Presents: Freedom of Choice - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
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