Statues (Hüsker Dü song)

"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.

"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)

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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ 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)