"Amusement" is a song by Hüsker Dü released as a single in 1981.[1] It was the band's first single, b/w the song "Statues."[2] This release finds the band in a period where its music was drifting from punk to post-punk. The single's pressing was limited to 2,000 copies upon its release. The two tracks appear on the Everything Falls Apart and More CD.

"Amusement"
Single by Hüsker Dü
A-side"Statues"
ReleasedJanuary 1981
RecordedOctober 1980
VenueDuffy's, Minneapolis, Minnesota
GenrePunk rock, post-punk
Length4:19
LabelReflex Records
Songwriter(s)Bob Mould
Producer(s)Hüsker Dü
Hüsker Dü singles chronology
"Amusement"
(1981)
"In a Free Land"
(1982)

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. The cover features drummer Grant Hart's original Fake Name Graphx artwork.[3]

Track listing

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

2013 reissue track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Statues"Hart4:29
2."Amusement"Mould4:19
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Writers Cramp"Mould2:39
2."Let’s Go Die"Greg Norton1:55
Notes[4]
  • "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

Personnel

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Adapted from the liner notes of Everything Falls Apart and More.[4]

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

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  1. ^ "Husker Du Discography > Husker Du - Discography".
  2. ^ "Husker Du Statues Amusement > Husker Du - Statues Amusement".
  3. ^ "Amusement +3". The Numero Group. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. ^ a b 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)