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Wikipedia article




"'West End Riot'" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in July 1999, as the fourth single from their self-titled album. It peaked at  83 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in August 1999. The song was more popular with listeners of national radio station, Triple J, appearing at No. 48 on their Hottest 100 poll for that year.

The video for the song was directed by Don Letts, (who also directed a number of The Clash's videos). It was filmed in London while the band was touring the UK.

A crowd favourite, it is often played at the end of a show, most notably at Festival Hall in 2006.

The song appears in the opening film clip for the video game 'World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars 2002'.

Background



The song title and lyrics refer two boys who are born and raised in two different areas, who play together in the streets with toy guns, but who grow up to live very different lives, with their childhood fun being nothing more than a memory. The song is based on the West and East sides of Melbourne, even though in later years the feud has died down.

Track listing



Personnel



'Band members'

*Chris Cheney  vocals, guitar

*Travis Demsey  drums, backing vocals

*Scott Owen  double bass, backing vocals

'Recording process'

* Producer  Lindsay Gravina

* Engineer  Lindsay Gravina

** Assistant engineer  Matt Voight

* Mastering  Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering

* Mixing  Jerry Finn

** Assistant mixer  Mark and Tony

* Editing (digital)  Don C. Tyler

* Studios  Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne

** Mixing studios  Conway Studios, Los Angeles

'Artwork'

* Cover art  Craig Preston

Charts



Release history



References



Category:1999 singles

Category:Songs about cities

Category:The Living End songs

Category:1999 songs

Category:Modular Recordings singles

Category:Songs written by Chris Cheney

Category:Songs about Australia

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