Dying for It

Dying for It
Dying for It
EP by The Vaselines
Released	March 1988
Recorded	26–27 October 1987, Pierhouse Studios, Edinburgh
Genre	Indie rock, indie pop, noise pop
Length	11:02
Label	53rd & 3rd
Producer	Stephen Pastel; The Vaselines
The Vaselines chronology

Dying for It is the second extended play by Scottish indie pop group The Vaselines, released in March 1988. The EP was later included on their career retrospective collection The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History. The song "Teenage Superstars" was later included as the fourth track on their debut album Dum-Dum in 1989. The song "Molly's Lips" is named in tribute to the well-known Scottish television personality Molly Weir.

Alternative rock figurehead Kurt Cobain listed the Dying for It EP as his fourth favorite 'album' ever.^[1]^[2]^[3] His band Nirvana covered "Molly's Lips", as well as a song from the earlier Vaselines EP, on their 1992 compilation Incesticide. Nirvana also performed the song "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" (original song name "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam") for their MTV Unplugged in New York concert.

Track listing

All songs written by Kelly and McKee.

Side A

"Dying for It"
"Molly's Lips"

Side B

"Teenage Superstars"
"Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam"

Personnel

Eugene Kelly — vocals, guitars
Frances McKee — vocals, guitars
James Seenan — bass
Charlie Kelly — drums

Additional personnel

David Keegan — lead guitar on "Dying for It"
Sophie Pragnell — viola on "Jesus Wants Me for A Sunbeam" and "Dying for It"
Stephen Pastel — producer
Ian Beveridge and Peter Haigh — engineers

Charts

Charts (1988)	Peak position
UK Indie Singles (MRIB)^[4]	11

References

^ Berman, Judy (12 November 2012). "Kurt Cobain's Handwritten Top 50 Albums List". Flavorwire.com. Flavorpill Productions, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
^ "Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE]". Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
^ Cross, Gaar, Gendron, Martens, Yarm (2013). Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7603-4521-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 978-0-9517206-9-1. OCLC 38292499. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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[1] Berman, Judy (12 November 2012). "Kurt Cobain's Handwritten Top 50 Albums List". Flavorwire.com. Flavorpill Productions, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2013.

[joyfulnoiserecordings.com-2] "Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE]". Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[3] Cross, Gaar, Gendron, Martens, Yarm (2013). Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7603-4521-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[ukindie-4] Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 978-0-9517206-9-1. OCLC 38292499. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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