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Blister in the Sun
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Wikipedia article
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| type = song
| artist = Violent Femmes
| album = Violent Femmes
| released = 1983
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| length = 2:27
| label = Slash
| writer = Gordon Gano
| producer = Mark Van Hecke
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| next_title = Gone Daddy Gone
| next_year = 1983
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"'Blister in the Sun'" is a song by American rock band Violent Femmes, originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album.
In 2005, it became the first English-language track to ever be allowed on RT Raidi na Gaeltachta, the Republic of Ireland Irish-language radio station, after having been selected by listeners for the event.
In February 2021, the song was covered by drag queen and singer Trixie Mattel for her extended play 'Full Coverage, Vol. 1'.
In media
The song is featured in the 17th episode of teen drama series 'My So-Called Life'.
The song was also featured prominently in the 1997 film 'Grosse Pointe Blank'. John Cusack had initially requested an updated version of the song, which led to the band recording a new, slower arrangement that featured saxophones, strings and other instruments. This version of the song was dubbed "Blister 2000." However, Cusack eventually decided he wanted to include the original version of the song as well. Because the original master tapes of the band's debut album had long been disposed of, they decided to record a new version of the original 1983 arrangement. Neither of these rerecorded versions appears in the actual film, although a new music video, directed by Evan Bernard, was created for the new recording of the 1983 arrangement. It features Gordon Gano as a deranged assassin trying to kill Socks the cat in puppet form, interspersed with clips from the film.
In August 2007, Gordon Gano was the subject of a lawsuit brought by bassist Brian Ritchie, which stemmed partly from Gano's authorization of the use of "Blister" in a Wendy's commercial.
A cover by mxmtoon is played in the 2021 video game Life Is Strange: True Colors.
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Category:1983 debut singles
Category:1983 songs
Category:1997 singles
Category:Slash Records singles
Category:Songs about drugs
Category:Songs written by Gordon Gano
Category:Violent Femmes songs
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