Shock To The System (1993)
Shock to the System is a single by English musician Billy Idol, released to promote his 1993 album, Cyberpunk. It became a top-40 hit in six countries, including Idol's native United Kingdom, but did not make it onto the US Billboard Hot 100.[1]
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Key Lyrics
Whoa yeah
It was a night, L.A., burning bright
Oh what a night
Say yeah, come on
It makes my world stand still
Ah riot, rape, race and revolution, ah yeah
Here come the fire, and my world burns still
You say yeah
Well, you can rock this land baby you
Background
Idol explained for MTV News, he had originally created the song with an entirely different set of lyrics, but upon witnessing the Los Angeles riots of 1992 on television, he immediately rewrote and recorded them that day.[2]
Music Video
Reference
- ↑ Shock to the System Billy Idol song. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ↑ MTV News: Billy Idol "Cyberpunk" Disk (VIDEO). CABLE TV: MTV. May 1993. Retrieved from Wikipedia, February 4, 2021.